Economic Study for Fish Production in Alexandria Governorate

The economies importance of the production of fish in Egypt can be reflected in the low capacity of the natural fisheries in production of sufficient quantities of various fish stocks, as well as the negative effects of pollution in these fisheries. The deficit in the quantity in fish production compared with consumption is about 246.21 thousand tons in 2010, and of the sufficiency rate of fish reached about 84.13% in the same year.
Aquaculture plays an important role in combating part of the fish food gap in Egypt, where the quantity of fish farming production is approximately 70 % of the total fish production in 2010.
The study relied on secondary data published by General Authority Of  Fish Resource Development (GAFRD) and Central Agency Of Public Mobilization And Statistic (CAPMAS) and National Institute Of Oceanography And Fisheries (NIOF), In addition to field data which collected from the wholesale markets in Alexandria (El Anfoushy- Elmax -Abukir ) markets .
The main results can be summarized as follow:
(1) Natural resources of fish in Egypt (marine-lakes- River Nile) representat about 30 % of total fish production in 2010. These resources suffer from
        many obstacles and problems (administrative- legal - financial - social).
        So the study recommended to develop these natural resources parallel to aquaculture development to make a push to development of the fish sector in Egypt.
(2)Fish production of marine fisheries in Alexandria (Eastern Harbor and Elmax                       – Abukir) reached 10.95 thousand tons (59.73 %) and lake Mariout reached 5.01 thousand tons (27.23%) of the total  production of Alexandria governorate                                   (18.33 thousand tons) .While the aquaculture production in Alexandria reach about 2.37 thousand tons  (12.94 %) of the total fish production of the same period .
 (3)Schaefer (1954) model was adopted on Mediterranean fisheries in Alexandria (Eastern Harbor – Elmax – Abukir).
 (4) Seasonal variations for marine fisheries in Alexandria and Lake Mariout were discussed.  
The study finally revealed the problems of the fish production in Alexandria governorate and means of its development.