STE - Scuba Tourism for the Environment (www.STEproject.org) is primarily aimed at obtaining information on the Red Sea marine biodiversity state, by collaborating with volunteer dive tourists. In
this way the research can provide the institutions with tools to implement conservation and preservation measures, and at the same time it contributes to the development of ecotourism in the area, providing the tourists with a discerning, active and useful way to increase their naturalistic awareness and recreational value of their holidays.