SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Egypt's Ministry of Environment Saturday issued new regulations for hotels and diving centres in Southern Sinai Governorate, including allocating a diver on beaches to catch any sharks and alerting tourists on areas of predators after a shark attack last week. "All hotels, resorts and diving centres should appoint shark specialists to help monitor beaches against any attacks by the predator," the Environment Ministry said in a statement Saturday. It added that it was co-ordinating with the Tourism Ministry and the Governorate to enforce the new regulations. "Also the shark specialists should alert tourists not to swim or dive in the dangerous areas as well as setting guidelines for diving," the statement added. Meanwhile, life was back to normal in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt's world-famous holiday spot, Saturday after three tourists were attacked by a shark on Wednesday as beaches were open for all water sports. "Around 185 safari boats were out in the sea as tourists enjoyed water sports," said Gamal el-Mahdi, the chief of Sharm el-Sheikh city. He added that no complaints had been reported. Two sharks were caught after search boats dumped liver in the area where the attacks took place. It was still unclear whether the two sharks will be released or killed.
