Meet the main Turtle Watchers of this area:
Meet Doreen, a passionate diving instructor with several years of experience in the Red Sea. Her love for the ocean and its magnificent creatures — especially sea turtles — fuels her strong commitment to marine conservation. She is deeply invested in understanding the ecological changes occurring in the Red Sea and actively monitors and documents these changes during her dives.
Doreen officially joined Turtle Watch 2.0 in January 2025 as a dedicated volunteer, committing her time to monitoring, protecting, and understanding the local sea turtle populations. She stepped into her current role as Co-Dive Center Management at Coraya Divers Brayka Bay in May 2026.
But Doreen’s mission doesn’t stop at management. Elevating her commitment to ocean protection, she has officially become a PADI Distinctive Specialty Turtle Watch Instructor.
She is now offering the PADI Distinctive Specialty course right at Coraya Divers Brayka Bay, visiting close-by iconic dive sites such as Marsa Shouna, Marsa Abu Dabbab or Marsa Egla for monitoring, identifying and conserving our beloved sea turtles.
Turtles registered: 27
Sightings: more than 82
She can be contacted via email at 24doreen.hofmann@gmail.com or found at Coraya Divers diving center.
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 26/08/2024
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Adult male
PHOTOGRAPHER: Maciej Łopaciński
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 13/04/2024
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Klaasje Van Der Zee
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 01/11/2010
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Adult male
PHOTOGRAPHER: Koen Crabbe
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 17/04/2024
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Adult male
PHOTOGRAPHER: Klaasje Van Der Zee
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 09/03/2026
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Marcel
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 29/07/2022
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Sub adult
PHOTOGRAPHER: Renate Michel
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 06/09/2018
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Youssef Fam and Maged Fam
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 02/04/2026
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Klaasje Van Der Zee
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 29/07/2022
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Renate Michel
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 29/07/2022
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Juvenile
PHOTOGRAPHER: Renate Michel
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 10/06/2023
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Juvenile
PHOTOGRAPHER: Doreen Hofmann
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 05/08/2022
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Markus Michel
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 28/04/2024
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Adult male
PHOTOGRAPHER: Mariska Van Der Paauw
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 21/01/2025
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Adult Male
PHOTOGRAPHER: Cristiano e Giulia Orci
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 06/09/2024
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Juvenile
PHOTOGRAPHER: Maciej Łopaciński
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 07/09/2024
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Kris Williams
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 23/03/2026
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Mariska Van Der Paauw