STATUS OF EXPLOITATION OF THE EGYPTIAN FISHERIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

STATUS OF EXPLOITATION OF THE EGYPTIAN FISHERIES
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
AHMED FA WZY EL-KARASHIL Y AND HAMED HAMED SALEH
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries. Alexandria. Egypt.
ABSTRACT
Annual variations of the commercial catch from
Mediterranean Sea in fornt of Egypt show a certain
declination in recent years which may be attributed to
the extensive fishing in the spawning grounds by shallow
water nets e.g. beach-siene nets. On the other side.
catch/effort analysis for trawl and purse siene management
regulations mainly the trawl nets. as their catch
considerably decrease in recent years. which may be due
to overffshfng and toxicological effects of pollutants
contaminated the bottOllof the sea mainly in the west of
the delta zone i.e•• Abu Quir area.