PRELIMINARYANALYSIS OF THE STATUS OF TRAWL F1SHERY IN THE GULF OF SUEZ, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SHRIMP

PRELIMINARYANALYSIS OF THE STATUS OF TRAWL F1SHERY
IN THE GULF OF SUEZ, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SHRIMP
By
F.I. EL-GAMMAL·, A.S. AL-~AHABI, S. F. MEHANNA
·National Institute of Oceanography and Fishel”ies, Egypt.
Key Words: trawl fishery, Shrimp, Gulf of Suez.
ABSTRACT
Catch, effort and catch per unitfishing effortfor shrimp and total catch ill
the GulfofSuez during the fishing seasonsfrom 1988/1989 to 1990/1001 were
investigated. The total trawl catch during the investigated fishing seasons
were 3556.2, 3604.0 and 2951.1 tons. Shrimp catch during the same period
were 364.3, 499.3 and 560. 6 tons. The estimated number offishing days were
13555 (1988.1989), 13628 (1989/1990), and 12259 (1990/1991). The catch
(Kg.) perfishing day for the total trawl catch were 262.4 (1988/1989), 264.4
(1989/1990) and 240.7 (1990/1991), while the catch perfishing day for shrimp
were 26.9 (1988/1989), 36.6 (1989/1990) and 45. 7 (1990/1991).·