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vol-18CA’l’CU EFFORT ANALYSIS OF EGYPrIAN MARINE WATERS
SHERIF. A. FATTOUH
National institute of Oceanography and Fisheries,
Alexandria, Egypt.
ABSTRACT
This peper is devoted to Egyptian marine fisheries.
Time-Series analysis has been adapted. Trend approximation
has been given by using mathematical equations of straight
line, as well as curvilinear of higher orders.
Results of the study has revealed similarities In
Mediterranean and Red Sea Egyptian fisheries with respect to
trends of Its catches for the pertod of study (1970′.. 1988).
Only periodic decrease of the catch in 1975 and 1985 was
le.s prOl1OWlCed In the Red Sea cGq)8red to the
Nedl terranee’n. The trend. of CPUE has been found qui te
different end tn favor of Red Sea fi.heries.
It was found that the fishing effort ia 37 X higher fn
the Red Sea than In the Mediterranean, while the catch per
fishermen is 286 X higher, and the catch per unit of Irea fl
544 ‘higher. The productivity of the Mediterranean has been
found tn the study 2.5 times lower than of the Red Sea.
