WHO WE ARE?

PERSGA is the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. PERSGA is an IGO have seven member states, including Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. PERSGA is hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Jeddah. PERSGA facilitates the coordination of efforts among its member states to develop and implement collective strategies for the conservation of marine environment in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. By collaborating at a regional level, PERSGA member countries address environmental threats, such as overfishing, marine pollution and destruction of sensitive habitats. This coordination helps create uniform policies and standards across the region.

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Secretary General Message

The establishment of PERSGA under the Jeddah Convention (1982) was a sincere expression of the will of the Arab countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to preserve the marine and coastal environment in the region. So, PERSGA is an Intergovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation of the coastal and marine environments found in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, aiming at rational use of living and non-living marine and coastal resources in a manner ensuring optimum benefit for the present generation while maintaining the potential of that environment to satisfy the needs and aspirations of future generations…

Our Projects

SFISH Project

Ongoing

Glofouling Project

Completed

HESBERSGA Project

Ongoing

SEM Project

Completed

Latest News

Community-based aquaculture of Giant Clam (Tridacna sp) and Sea Cucumber species in the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden

Community-based aquaculture of Giant Clam (Tridacna sp) and Sea Cucumber …

Apr 13 ,2025 2m Read
In collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, EEAA, and an Egyptian NGO (HEPCA), PERSGA (the Regional Organization for the …
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PERSGA Highlights MARPOL Compliance and Port State Control Efforts in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden at IMO MEPC 83

PERSGA Highlights MARPOL Compliance and Port State Control Efforts in …

Apr 16 ,2025 2m Read
At the 83rd session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), held from 7–11 April 2025 …
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Regional Training Workshop on ““The Conservation of Sharks, Marine Turtles, Seabirds, and Marine Mammals”

Regional Training Workshop on ““The Conservation of Sharks, Marine Turtles, …

Mar 20 ,2025 1m Read
A regional training workshop on the conservation of key groups of the marine megafauna (Seabirds, Marine turtles, Sharks and Marine …
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PERSGA Joined 3rd Global Project Task Force Meeting (GPTF-3) and Asia-Pacific Women in Maritime Biofouling Management Workshop in Bali, Indonesia

PERSGA Joined 3rd Global Project Task Force Meeting (GPTF-3) and …

Mar 19 ,2025 2m Read
PERSGA, along with delegates from the lead partnering country and participating nations of the GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling Partnerships Project in the …
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