| Before 1958, hydrology and halieutic research in Egypt, was mainly restricted to the brackish lakes of the delta and the surroundings of Alexandria. They resulted in a number of publications gathered under the title "The fishing grounds near Alexandria" in the Notes and Memories of the Institute of Alexandria. The marine sector, coastal and off-shore, of Mediterranean Egypt stayed practically ignored by oceanographers. However, the increasing food needs of the United Arab Republic increased the interest of national public powers and scientists for the marine sector which should provide large quantities of food, fish and other marine animals, to the Republic's market. This is the reason why, in 1957, during the International Fishing Gear Congress of... |
