The Fisheries Division is entrusted with working to achieve sustainable development of fish production, improving and developing fishermen’s living areas and achieving food security in addition to preserving the diversity of marine organisms and protecting the Egyptian waters, which include the Egyptian coasts of the Red and Mediterranean Sea, in addition to the northern and inner lakes, as well as the source of life for the Egyptians, the Nile River. This is through monitoring fish production, determining the spread and distribution of fish populations, assessing fish stocks, tracking biological changes that occur in this fish stock, evaluating the fishing methods and equipment used in order to suggest ways and preventive means that keep it from deteriorating while determining the number of fishing vessels authorized to use each of these Tools. Increasing the efficiency and development of different fishing methods, especially bottom trawls and floating traction in the middle of the water column. Examining the economic and social status of fishermen and tracking fishing statistics to determine the maximum and best fish return for fishing operations. Developing industries and fish products with low costs and high nutritional value to maximize the role of cheap fish products, thus increasing the yield from the catch and opening new job opportunities.
