Meet the main Turtle Watchers of this area:
Doreen Hofmann is 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.
In January 2025, Doreen officially joined Turtle Watch 2.0 as a dedicated volunteer and has since been regularly submitting sea turtle sightings.
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: 15/06/2025
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Adult male
PHOTOGRAPHER: Benedikt Mathweis
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 20/09/2025
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Torsten Klinker
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 20/10/2025
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Juvenile
PHOTOGRAPHER: Bernd Hueffer
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 03/10/2024
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Juvenile
PHOTOGRAPHER: Doreen Hofmann
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 08/09/2025
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Adult female
PHOTOGRAPHER: Doreen Hofmann
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 22/09/2025
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Adult female
PHOTOGRAPHER: Torsten Klinker
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 07/07/2025
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Adult male
PHOTOGRAPHER: Ludwig Wieninger
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 05/08/2017
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Ludwig Wieninger
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 14/09/2025
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Adult female
PHOTOGRAPHER: Doreen Hofmann
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 29/09/2018
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Mariska Van Der Paauw
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 24/10/2024
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Adult male
PHOTOGRAPHER: Abdallah Taher
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 04/07/2025
SPECIES: Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
AGE: Adult Male
PHOTOGRAPHER: Doreen Hofmann
DATE OF THE LAST SIGHTING: 04/08/2023
SPECIES: Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
AGE: Unknown
PHOTOGRAPHER: Doreen Hofmann