Fish Catch and its Economics in the Southern Part of the Egyptian Red Sea Fisheries

The Red Sea is a major natural fishery resource in Egypt. It supplies the country by wide variety of economically variable fish species is shallow and deep water. Shallow waters fishing grounds (50-100 meter depth) represent about 40 percent of the total national fishing grounds, Mid-Water fisheries represents about 25 percent and more deep waters represents about 15 percent.
Trawl-nets, seine-nets and long-lines dominate the fishing activities. There are some less important fishing
Trawl net is mainly used in Suez Gulf, long-lines is dominated in the other Egyptian Red Sea course it contributes over 48 percent of the Egyptian Red Sea catch.
The main objectives of the study are:
1-    To estimate annual rate of the growth of total fish catch from the Egyptian Red Sea Fisheries.
 
1-    To identify the relative importance of each of fish landing centers in and out of Suez Gulf.
2-    To identify the catch composition by different fish species and gear classes.
3-    To measure the economic efficiency of each of motor and un-motor fishing boots, particularly in the far southern part of Abo-Ramada and Shelateen.           
4-    To identify problems and the existing constraints facing fishery developments in the far southern parts of the Egypt.
Results of the Study reveal that the estimated annual rate of fish catch from the total Egyptian red sea fisheries is decreasing. The study investigated as well a group of problems and constraints. However the southern part of fisheries in Abo Ramad and Shelateen are Promising, the study results revealed the high economic viability of fishing boots performances in their parts. Several recommendations has been reached in the study.