INVESTIGATION OF BEACH SEINE CATCH OF ABU QIR BAY (EGYPT)

INVESTIGATION OF BEACH SEINE CATCH OF
ABU QIR BAY (EGYPT)
BY
S.N. FALTASANDE.H KH. AKEL
Keywords: Beach seine – Trash species – Lessepsian species- Abl,l Qir Bay
ABSTRACT
The catch of small beach-seines operating in Abu-Qir Bay dUring the
period of June 2000 – May 2001 was investigated. It amounted about
8 Kg/haul, classified into economic (30%) and trash (70%) catches. The
economic catch was mainly composed of Tilapia zUlU (52%), Siganus
rivulatus (13%) and Scomberomorus commerson (12%). Trash catch was
composed of 36 families (63 spp.), of which Gobiidae (34%), Siganidae
(20%). Engraulidae (17%) and Teraponidae (9%) were mainly
components of it. The most important species, which cause a drastic
deterioration to fish stock, have a minimum total length of 2-5 cm.
Therefore, some measures should be introduced to that gear to be banned
in the nursery ground.