Publications

THE IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES ON THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE SEDIMENTS IN SOME COASTAL LAGOONS ALONG THE EGYPTIAN RED SEA COAST HASHEM A. MADKOUR*, AHMED W. MOHAMED* AND ABU EL-HAGAG N. AHAMED ** * National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Hurghada Research Station, Red Sea Branch. ** Geological Survey of Egypt [email protected] […]

THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOME LEACHABLE AND TOTAL HEAVY METALS IN CORE SEDIMENTS OF MANZALA LAGOON, EGYPT KHALIL, M. KH.* AND FARAGALLAH, H.M. National Institute of Oceanography anf Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt [email protected] Keywords: Manzala Lagoon, Heavy metal, Leachable, sediments, Metal pollution Index ABSTRACT Five sediment cores from Manzala lagoon were collected in December 2005 in order […]

PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY INDEX IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA LAGOON; LAKE MANZALAH, EGYPT NABILA RAGAB HUSSEIN National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt. [email protected] Keywords: Lake Manzalah, Phytoplankton, Diversity index. ABSTRACT Phytoplankton community and its diversity of Lake Manzalah were studied bimonthly from January 2001 to January 2002. The lake was covered by nine […]

NEW RECORDS OF SABELLID SPECIES (POLYCHAETA: SABELLINAE) FROM THE COASTAL EGYPTIAN WATERS SAMIA A. SELIM National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt. [email protected] Keywords: Polychaeta, Sabellidae, New records. ABSTRACT Eight newly recorded sabellid species were reported during the present study. They affiliated to six genera. These are: Oriopsis armandi, Chone collaris, C. usticensis, Euchone […]

MORPHOLOGICAL AND TAXONOMICAL STUDIES ON SOME CEPHALOPODS FROM THE SUEZ GULF AND RED SEA RAFIK RIAD National institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt. [email protected] Keywords: Cephalopods, Suez Gulf, Morphology, Taxonomy. ABSTRACT The cephalopod species were obtained from the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea. They were belonging to three different Families, Sepiidae, Loligonidae […]

INFLUENCE OF COLOUR OF SUBSTRATUM ON THE MARINE FOULING COMMUNITIES AT THE EASTERN HARBOUR (ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT) ABDEL SALAM, KH. M. AND ABDEL HALIM, A. M. National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Kayet Bey, El-Anfoushy, Alexandria. [email protected] Keywords: Marine Fouling, Community, Substratum colour, Eastern Harbour of Alexandria ABSTRACT The present work aims to study the effects […]

HISTOCHEMICAL AND FINE STRUCTUR STUDIES OF CELL TYPE IDENTIFICATION, LOCALIZATION AND SEASONAL VARIATION IN PITUITARY GLAND IN RELATION TO GONADAL MATURATION OF FEMALE OBLADA MELANURA MOHAMED, ABD. EL. G. AL-ABSAWY National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Kayet Bay, Alex. Egypt. Keywords: Pituitary gland – Histochemistry – Ultrastructure – Oblada melanura. ABSTRACT Oblada melanura adenohypophysis is […]

HEALTH STATUS OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS IN FISH FARM IRRIGATED WITH DRAINAGE WATER IN EL FAYOUM PROVINCE, EGYPT AMAL M. YACOUB; SOAD A. MAHMOUD AND SAFAA I. TAYEL National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Fish Research Station- El Kanater El Khairya, Cairo, Egypt. [email protected] ABSRTACT Fish samples of Oreochromis niloticus (L.) were caught during year 2006 […]