SPECIES COMPOSITION AND SIZE STRUCTURE OF EXPERIMENTAL BEACH SEIN BY-CATCH IN EION MOUSSA, NORTH GULF OF SUEZ, EGYPT

Authors

Ahmed Abd EL-Naby, Fish Biology and Ecology Department, Central Lab for Aquaculture Research, Abassa, Abu Hammad, Sharkia, Egypt.
Azza El-Ganainy, National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries, NIOF, Suez Branch, Suez, Egypt
Maaly Mohamed, Fish Biology and Ecology Department, Central Lab for Aquaculture Research, Abassa, Abu Hammad, Sharkia, Egypt
Mohammad El-Mor, Marine science department, University of Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt

Corresponding Author

Abd EL-Naby, Ahmed

Document Type

Original Article

Subject Areas

Botany, Microbiology and Zoology

Keywords

Experimental beach Seine; Juvenile fish; North Gulf of Suez; by Catch

Abstract

The by-catch of the experimental beach seine operating in Eion Moussa coast, north Gulf of Suez during the period from autumn 2017 to summer 2018 was analyzed. The by-catch amount 3-5 Kg per haul composed of fin fish species (84.3%) and shrimp (15.7%). About 17 fin fish species belonged to 14 families composed of two categories 13 juvenile of the commercially important species (30.6 %) and 4 low valued species (69.4%). Leiognathus berbis, Leiognathus elongates, Stolephorus pacificus and Istigobius ornatus dominated the assemblage of 17 species and contributed 69.37% of all sampled fishes. About 41.19% of juvenile of the commercially important species were recruitment in summer 2018, 48.26% in autumn and spring and 10.55 % in winter.

How to Cite This Article

Abd EL-Naby, Ahmed; El-Ganainy, Azza; Mohamed, Maaly; and El-Mor, Mohammad (2018) "SPECIES COMPOSITION AND SIZE STRUCTURE OF EXPERIMENTAL BEACH SEIN BY-CATCH IN EION MOUSSA, NORTH GULF OF SUEZ, EGYPT," Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science: Vol. 29: Iss. 2, Article 35.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/absb.2018.33817