It covers 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) of shore, and is the northernmost shallow water coral reef in the world, and possibly one of the more resilient to climate change.

It is the northernmost coral reef in the world, and its isolated location in the Gulf of Aqaba, where salinity is higher and there is less water movement than on most days.

As part of the conservation activities, the reserve defined most of the lagoon area (except for 3 shallow wading pools) as protected and closed by a fence on the side of the beach and buoys from the sea side, so that visitors will not be able to swim there and harm the corals and reef dwellers.

In addition, the reserve has regulations against feeding fish and animals, which may be harmed by eating human food, or even accidentally swallow plastic wrappers and choke on them.

In addition, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel sends divers and volunteers to clean the beach and the reef itself, search for debris and plastic packaging (which can often get stuck on a coral and suffocate it), and lead tours to the area.