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View article: Assessing the sustainability of artisanal fishing practices in Mediterranean Lagoons: Insights from Manzala Lagoon, Egypt
Assessing the sustainability of artisanal fishing practices in Mediterranean Lagoons: Insights from Manzala Lagoon, Egypt Open
This study investigates the fishing activities in Manzala Lagoon, Egypt—a critical ecosystem facing anthropogenic pressures. Data on fishing gear usage, catch composition, and catch per unit effort (CPUE) were collected from 132 traditiona…
View article: Length-Weight Relationships and Condition Factors of Bony Fishes Inhabiting the Southern East Mediterranean Sea, Bardawil Lagoon, Egypt
Length-Weight Relationships and Condition Factors of Bony Fishes Inhabiting the Southern East Mediterranean Sea, Bardawil Lagoon, Egypt Open
The present study was designed to list the species of bony fish in Bardawil Lagoon and document their length-weight relationships (LWRs) and the condition factor (K) during the heavy using small trawling period (Kalsa net).The catch in the…
View article: Catch composition and species diversity during dredging operations of Mediterranean coastal lagoon, Lake Manzala, Egypt
Catch composition and species diversity during dredging operations of Mediterranean coastal lagoon, Lake Manzala, Egypt Open
Lake Manzala, the largest Egyptian coastal lake, is one of the most valuable fish sources in Egypt, which contributes about 14% to the total annual Egyptian fisheries production. However, given that Lake Manzala suffers from major environm…
View article: Evaluation of the ecological health and food chain on the shores of four River Nile Islands, Egypt
Evaluation of the ecological health and food chain on the shores of four River Nile Islands, Egypt Open
This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of human activities on the ecological health and food chain at the shores of four Nile Islands in Great Cairo including El-Qeratten, El-Waraq, El-Zamalek, and El-Manial. Water quality, bacter…
View article: Nutritional values vs. Toxicity assessment of pufferfish, Tetraodon lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758), from Lake Nasser, Egypt
Nutritional values vs. Toxicity assessment of pufferfish, Tetraodon lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758), from Lake Nasser, Egypt Open
The nutritional value versus toxicity was conducted in muscles, gonads, livers, and skin of Tetraodon lineatus from Lake Nasser, Egypt, during 2018. Its overall moisture was 74.92 ± 2.27 muscles, 72.45 ± 2.887 gonads and 35.49 ± 5.55 % liv…
View article: Replication Data for: Fisheries management based on gear selectivity of a tropical reservoir, Lake Nasser, Egypt
Replication Data for: Fisheries management based on gear selectivity of a tropical reservoir, Lake Nasser, Egypt Open
Fisheries assessment study based on the fishing activities is essential to attain reliable information for construction a management plan to achieve rational and sustainable exploitation. in the present study, spatial and landing site surv…
View article: Some Fisheries and Biological Aspects of the Crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) in the River Nile, Egypt
Some Fisheries and Biological Aspects of the Crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) in the River Nile, Egypt Open
Procambarus clarkii, as an invasive species, has proved to have an adverse impact on the Egyptian freshwater system, nevertheless, its fisheries could be one of many ecosystem services it can provide to society. This study aims to document…
View article: MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas
MEDLEM database, a data collection on large Elasmobranchs in the Mediterranean and Black seas Open
The Mediterranean Large Elasmobranchs Monitoring (MEDLEM) database contains over 3000 records (more than 4000 individuals) of large elasmobranch species from 20 different countries around the Mediterranean and Black seas, observed from 166…
View article: Feeding habits and trophic levels of cichlid species in tropical reservoir, Lake Nasser, Egypt
Feeding habits and trophic levels of cichlid species in tropical reservoir, Lake Nasser, Egypt Open
Information on fish feeding habits and trophic levels shed light on trophic profiles and energy transfer within the aquatic ecosystem. In this study, tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus, Sarotherodon galilaeus, and Coptodon zillii) samples fro…
View article: Age, growth and population structure of bogue, Boops boops, in the mediterranean waters front Alexandria, Egypt
Age, growth and population structure of bogue, Boops boops, in the mediterranean waters front Alexandria, Egypt Open
The annual catch of bogue, Boops boops, in Egypt decreased from about 4000 MT to be 2000 MT in last 10 years. The present study provided information on the fisheries biology of B. boops, from Egyptian Mediterranean waters for management pu…
View article: An economic study on the axes and constraints for Lake Manzala development
An economic study on the axes and constraints for Lake Manzala development Open
Lake Manzala undergoes a decline in its fish production in recent two decades. The present work aims to assess the axes and constraints for development of its fisheries. Descriptive and quantitative analyses were conducted for its producti…
View article: Genetic improvement of farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) through selective breeding in Egypt
Genetic improvement of farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) through selective breeding in Egypt Open
Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus is one of the most economically important African fish. The present study illustrates the current state of a selection program that mainly focuses on growth rate of farmed Nile Tilapia. Nile tilapia popu…
View article: The relationship between phytoplankton and fish in nutrient-rich shallow Lake Qarun, Egypt
The relationship between phytoplankton and fish in nutrient-rich shallow Lake Qarun, Egypt Open
The present study focused on the determination of the baseline data and correlations between biological and physicochemical variables, including the assessment of trophic conditions in Lake Qarun. The concentrations of nutrients were high,…