BIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON RHONC/SCUS STRIA.TUS (FAM. POMADASYIDAE) FROM THE GULF OF SUEZ

BIOLOGICAL STUDIES
ON

RHONC/SCUS STRIA.TUS (FAM. POMADASYIDAE)

FROM THE GULF OF SUEZ

‘By
Tn. S. SBENOUDA.
Dr. A.F.A. LATIF M. So.
Resea.rch Professor Re3earch Assisrant
O(‘e~Dography and Fisheries
Institute.

I. INTRODUcrION
The Gulf of Suez is one of the important plnticipants of the water wealth
resources in A.R.E.~ yet its fisheries is considered to be still virgin. Trawling
and purse-S(>ining are two principal methods of fishing in the Gulf, and the former
yields about 500/0 ofitstotal annual produ~tion. About 600 fishermen and sailors
with 55 trawlers were operating by this method dur1ng 1963 to 1966. The nets
used for tlawling are the typical Italian Otter-trawls with some modifications
in the mesh size of the cod-end (Nassif and Zaki, ] 960). Fam. Pomadasyidae is
one of the most important economic families-and its members are mainly caught
by trawlers (about 99%)-and of a good taste and cheep price. However~ as far
as I know, nO study has been previously undertaken for the fisheries of this family
in A.R.E. This study was therfore undertaken and we hope that it will focus
some light on this important family and may contribute to some extent in managing
the total fisheries of the Gulf.