SAMPLING PROTOCOL FOR THE PILOT COLLECTION
OF CATCH, EFFORT AND BIOLOGICAL DATA IN EGYPT 

This Protocol is The Result of Two Training Courses Which Were Conducted in Egypt in November 2010 in Port Said and in June 2011 in Alexandria. A Pilot Survey First on Catch and Effort Data Which Was then Followed By Biological Sampling Has Been Started in Egypt With the Support of The EastMed Project. The Aim of The Protocol is to Assist the Data Collectors Both in The Field and in the Laboratories to Conduct Sampling During The Pilot Phase. The First Part of This Document Contains Guidelines on The Routine Collection of Catch and Effort Data From The Ports of Alexandria, Damiette, Kafr-El-Sheikh, Madiaa and Port Said. The Second Part of The Document Describes Guidelines For The Collection of Biological Data Including Length, Weight, Sex, Sexual Maturity, Gonad Weight and Hard Structures For Age Reading. It Also Includes Guidelines on Sampling Frequencies and Number of Samples to Be Collected For Catch, Effort And Biological Data. The Protocol Will Also Serve as a Basis if Egypt Intends to Pursue a Routine Data Collection System For The Collection of Fisheries Data For Stock Assessment Purposes.

   :Contents

Part1: Egyptian Fisheries

Administrative Set-Up of the Fisheries Department in Egypt

Bottom Otter Trawl Fishery – Purse Seine Fishery

Artisanal Fisheries

Part2: Guidelines for the Collection of Catch and Effort Data

Introduction – Data Reliability Aspects – Data Collection Aspects

Port Said: Sampling Size and Frequency in Tabular Form

Damietta: Sampling Size and Frequency in Tabular Form

Kafr-El-Sheikh: Sampling Size and Frequency in Tabular Form

Part3: Guidelines for the Collection of Biological Data

Sampling Methods and Frequency of Sampling

General Guidelines – Port Sampling – Sample Storage

Collection of Biological Parameters

Length Sampling – Individual Weight

Sex – Sexual Maturity Stage – Gonad Weight

Extraction of Otoliths and Scales for Age Reading

:Annexs

Annex I: Landings Data Collection Form

Annex II: Data Collection Form for Monthly Fishing Effort

Annex III: Stratification Scheme for Eastern Delta

Annex IV: SAMAC-generated recommended sample size

Annex V: Biological Data Entry Sheets

Annex VI: Species Found in Egyptian Mediterranean Waters

Annex VII: List of Species for Which Biological Will Be Conducted

Annex VIII: Teleost Fish Reference Photos

Annex IX: Crustacean Shrimp Reference Photos

Annex X: Cephalopod Reference Photos

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Prep. / Fatma Essam
Rev. / Ayman Ashry
Manage. / Zienab Osman