Modern Aquaculture In Egypt

Fisheries In Egypt

Introduction

In Egypt, the consumption of fish is a traditional and an important source of the Egyptian food, and is one of the main sources of cheap mammal protein for the growing population. Fisheries in Egypt are also one of the most important sources of national income, Fisheries operates in Egypt vast tracts of more than 13 million acres, Although Egypt has various inland resources, include the Nile River with many irrigation canals, six northern coastal lagoons opening to the Mediterranean Sea (Maruit, Edku, Burollus, Manzala, Port Fouad and Bardawil) and two opening to the Suez Canal (Timsah and Bitter Lakes), with two closed lakes (Qarun and WadiAl Raiyan), and the great reservoir behind the Aswan High

Modern Aquaculture is a globally important industry that provides essential food to a growing world population, with a major role in the supply of cheap animal protein, modern aquaculture in Egypt Started in mid 1930’s it was only kept as a research, by the year 1961 the government built the first fish commercial farm (120 hectares). By 1970’s an aquaculture development plan was made to boost the sector of development, in 1980’s, the yearly production of aquaculture increased from 17,000 tones to 45,000 tones, the gain was caused due to the four large hatcheries, and fish farms that were built by the government. By 1984, the first tilapia cage culture, was made in the Nile, in the 1980’s and early 1990’s the farming of the marine species like the European sea bass, penaeid shrimp and many more started taking place in Egypt. By the mid 1990’s intensive pond aquaculture was introduced, later in late 1990’s, integrated desert agriculture activities started (mainly in the form of tank aquaculture). The tank aquaculture is expanding rapidly in the western desert

For a sustainable aquaculture development, certain measures (principally, enhancing in the quality of water used by the fish farmers and in farm management technology and tools) as well as environment friendly coastal sites, can be implemented,

In addition to the Economic benefits, the fishing industry and its various sub-sectors, provide job opportunities and a livelihood to an estimated one million people beside their families. This Campaign is targeting the fishermen and the people, through posters awareness campaigns will take place in the streets of Egypt, billboards, internet commercial, interviews will be made and case studies, to pursued them to stop all the negative habits that jeopardize the fish production, like bombs, pollution and bad fishing