Damage to marine life is evident in Taba, Nuweiba and Sharm el Sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba, and at several localities on the Egyptian Red Sea coasts. Although sewage tops the list of environmental problems in Somalia, the threat is not considered imminent. Urban solid waste dumps form another possible source of local pollution in Somalia. A large open tipping site is located right on the coast at Mogadishu, close to the city abattoir. In the rainy season, leachates run off directly into the sea.
Solid waste is considered a particular problem in Jordan.
The beaches and nearshore reef and sea grass areas of Jordan's Gulf of Aqaba are heavily polluted by discarded plastic and other refuse materials. Industry Coastal industries in the region include power and desalination plants, refineries, fertilizer manufacturers and chemical plants. The principal industries of Jordan are located along the coastline of the Gulf of Aqaba. These include a 260 megawatt thermal power station, a large fertilizer manufacturing facility, cement plant, a storage area and loading terminal for potash, a tank farm for chemicals, oils and solvents, and an associated port facility. In Jeddah an industrial area comprising approximately 300 small and medium-sized industries is situated in the southern part of the city.