LOCATION
The Red Sea Center, is located on the grounds of the Red Sea University's Marine Sciences and Fisheries faculty.
With a unique shoreline access, in one of the main branches of the Port Sudan harbor. It functions as the University's central point for all marine activities.
Latitude: 19°37'25.27"N | Longitude: 37°13'23.26"E | Perimeter: 0.94 Km | Area: 58,968 Square Meters
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SWOT
STRENGTHS:
The executive staff at the faculty, has shown keen interest in developing the facility, towards a more active role in the local community, and the wider region. The location boasts almost 59 Thousand Square meters, and is centrally located in PZU (Port Sudan), near the harbor entrance. A very basic infrastructure and inventory, and basic research programs are present; which allows us to start up, monitoring programs after summer recess. The Faculty, also boast it's very own field locations in the Red Sea Marine Parks. One is located on Sanganeb Atoll, and the other 250 Km North, in the Dungonab Area.
WEAKNESSES:
Central Governmental mismanagement, being recognized internationally as a terrorism sponsoring state, and subjected to embargoes, for the better part of the last 3 decades; have left the Red Sea University isolated, with no access to the international science community and curriculums.
Faculty staff are underpaid, and need to juggle between other jobs to make ends meet; this disperses the focus and attention, they would like to provide to their students.
OPPORTUNITIES:
The facility is state owned, which makes for an easy inter-governmental interaction. Furthermore it is currently, 80% undeveloped, which allows us to quantum leap, towards a sustainable development, of its locations around the Red Sea. This evolution, if managed well; can propel it to a leadership position in the wider region. Sudan's Red Sea, is on the frontline of global Ocean warming; positioned in the top 3 worldwide. Some of it's fauna and flora, has evolved, to subsist in these harsh temperatures; the global scientific community would do well, to support research; and use Sudan, as an experimental location.
Outside of the Port Sudan & Suakin agglomeration, Sudan boasts approximately 650Km of undeveloped shorelines, a unique haven in the Red Sea for its wildlife, fauna and flora.
THREATHS:
Although Sudan went through a revolution, a few year's back, and is one of the youngest countries to join the worldwide stage of democratic capitalist states; the removal of decades of infrastructural mismanagement, is a slow process. Extreme religious ideologies, recurring tribal conflicts, hamper developments; hamper and evolution in ideology. This combined with Corona lockdowns, high inflation rates, absence in governmental management (most regional executive positions are currently not filled), contribute to instability, and make development difficult.
VISION
Develop the Red Sea Marine Academy & Experimental Research Center, to become an internationally recognized, qualitative marine science hub; where environmentalism, technology, science and marine skills education, foster sustainable development, in the Red Sea state.
Developing internationally recognized, marine science & skills development curriculums.
Provide a modern infrastructure, and fostering international cooperation, with universities, ngo's, go's active in research, sustainable development and conservation.
Spearheading experimental research in the fields of sustainable development, fisheries, energy, erosion, water treatment, biosphere restoration.
PHASE 1
THE ESSENTIALS
Buildings / Water / Electricity / Cleaning / Situation Reports / Development Plans / Inventory Assessments
Start: 1st of May 2021
Status: 70% Complete
Situation Report 08/08/2021:
Everything that could be done, without hard currency investment has been performed. 2 OCEANROAMERS employee's, helped by volunteer's and faculty staff, managed to thoroughly review, clean and inventorise the premises, diving and marine equipment. Air Compressor installed, boat(s) and outboard engines general maintenance performed.
Underwater and Beach cleanups are still ongoing, so far approximately 3 tons of trash were removed.
Please note: Project development on premises was on hold for 4 weeks, due to a coronavirus and security curfew. This also delayed issuing of visa's and travel permits of first OCEANROAMERS volunteers. Further due to summer recess, support from the faculty is at it's minimum, until end of August.
What is still needed to reach 100% completion, of phase 1?
First of all fundraising, corporate sponsors and partnerships, need to start immediately, to be able to finance, for the following:
1. Spare parts, some missing equipment and specialized tools for the diving gear, need to be purchased from Aqualung, SEAC Sub, Scubapro, BAUER, Coltri Sub; so as to be able to perform equipment maintenance and revisions. Approximate budget needed 5,500 Euro.
2. Basic Workshop quality tools need to be purchased (available locally). Including the creation of a dive tank hydrostatic testing apparatus, and internal sanding machine. Approximate budget needed 7,000 Euro.
3. Building and basic infrastructure:
Restoration, maintenance and basic development of the dive center, and maintenance building.
Paint, 3 phase electrical cables, 1 Ton clean water tank, septic tank, bathroom and WC materials, fresh water electric pump, salt water electric pump. Roofing materials. LAN/Wifi Network & Server PC - INTRANET/WEBSITE Approximate Budget needed 15,000 Euro.
PHASE 2
DIVE ACADEMY - CENTER | EXPERIMENTAL ZONE (STAGE 1)
Start: 1st of September 2021
Status: Starting fundraising | Partnerships and Sponsorships outreach
1. Red Sea Dive Center operation to general public to be started to help finance, development of the academy, and the monitoring and research programs.
Recreational Diver Education (until Dive Master) by international companies and organizations like NAUI | PADI | SSI | DAN (depending on support of these organisms) Snorkeling trips, and private diving trips to be started.
Materials needed:
Mainly Educational Materials, and Teaching Support equipment. Furthermore center, staff insurances, and memberships. (Need to be imported)
Approximate Budget needed 7,000 Euro.
2. Experimental underwater zoning infrastructure (stage 1) to be installed, for coral growing programs, fish farming, erosion and trash removal systems.
Materials needed:
Electrical air pump, float-lines, anchor blocks and buoys, air and water hoses, metal structures and 'chicken wires'
Approximate Budget needed 4,000 Euro.
PHASE 3
SANGANEB ATOLL MARINE PARK | MONITORING AND RESEARCH STATION
Start: 1st of September 2021
Approximate Budget needed 750 Euro/ Monthly - For fuel and HR costs
IN DEVELOPMENT - COME BACK SOON 4 UPDATES
PHASE 4
DUNGONAB MARINE PARK | MONITORING AND RESEARCH STATION
IN DEVELOPMENT - COME BACK SOON 4 UPDATES
The Red Sea University's, Faculty of Marine Sciences & Fisheries; is the pillar of marine education, and scientific research in the wider region. Underfunded over the last 3 decades the facilities are in disrepair. The members of the faculty, do their utmost best, to make ends meet; however international support is direly needed, in the form of consulting, coaching, management, last but not least financial help.
