Marine Aquaculture Development in Egypt
Italian Egyptian Debt SWAP Program
Technical Report
Marine Aquaculture Development in Egypt
The Road Map
June 2013
Introduction
For the purpose of this document and in all further discussion, the definition of “Marine aquaculture” is that of aquaculture of marine fish species, regardless of in what water it is carried.
This definition is adopted because all interviews and the published material do not allow for other distinction, including the fact that 80% of the current output of marine aquaculture in Egypt comes from the Dibah triangle, mostly from brackish water ponds.
This document has been drafted by revising the available literature and data complemented by interviews to key stakeholders in the public and private sectors (grey literature, interviews, questionnaires and field visits to aquaculture farms and facilities). The team of experts have cross-checked and analyses the data obtained by literature and interviews for data consistency. Legislation framework and administrative structure (hints only) have been reviewed trying to address also the drawbacks and pitfalls to be avoided.
This document has been elaborated in the framework of the MADE project for designing the new strategy for the development of the Marine Aquaculture sector in Egypt.
It reflects also the contents of the other Technical Documents prepared within the context of the Technical Assistance implemented by CIHEAM IAM Bari. All this Reports have been conceived as standalone documents. So that every stakeholder can directly focus on its area of interest (authorities, investors, aquaculture farmers, etc), but a complete scenario and the sector Strategy emerges only from a transversal lecture of all of them. Hereby we summarize the all prepared Reports that contribute to the National Strategy in every particular issue.
Contents
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