INLAND WATER AND AQUACULTURE BRANCH

In the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), we believe that scientific research is the basis of development, lifeblood and central pillar of advancement and development of the national economy. That is why the Inland Water branch which is deemed one of the most important pillars of NIOF endeavors to be leading in providing sustainable development of water resources and increasing productivity of the fish wealth. One of the key pillars for maintaining Egypt’s food security according to the related international standards and scientific grounds is the fish wealth. Scientific personnel of elite members of Research Authorities and young researchers who have assumed preparing and sticking to the scientific plans required for feeding all the research projects in accordance with the International Standards on Quality Control, recognizing importance of achieving food security and keeping up with the global development. From this standpoint, Inland Water branch and its stations work hard, as an integrated system, to achieve our institute’s mission in the light of its objectives which are to work on making a scientific breakthrough in the provision of food along with preserving Egypt’s water resources of the Nile and the Egyptian lakes.