T E C H N I C A L    C O O P E R A T I O N    P R O G R A M M E

A report prepared for the
Improvement of Fisheries and
Aquaculture Production
Project

based on the work of

P. Bronzi
(Consultant)

This informal report is one of a series of reports prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations given in the report are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations or the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers.

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1983

Hyperlinks to non-FAO Internet sites do not imply any official endorsement of or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, data or products presented at these locations, or guarantee the validity of the information provided. The sole purpose of links to non-FAO sites is to indicate further information available on related topics.

This electronic document has been scanned using optical character recognition (OCR) software. FAO declines all responsibility for any discrepancies that may exist between the present document and its original printed version.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION AND TERMS OF REFERENCE

2. AQUACULTURE

2.1 General

2.2 Damascus Branch

2.2.1 Zabadani fish-farm

2.2.1.1 General

2.2.1.2 Facilities

2.2.1.3 Nursing tanks

2.2.1.4 Concrete nursing basins

2.2.1.5 Water supply

2.2.1.6 Management

2.2.1.7 Production

2.2.1.8 Observations

2.2.1.9 Conclusions and recommendations

2.2.2 M'zeirib fish-farm

2.2.2.1 General

2.2.2.2 Facilities

2.2.2.3 Water supply

2.2.2.4 Management

2.2.2.5 Production

2.2.2.6 Observations

2.2.2.7 Conclusions and recommendations

2.2.3 Room dam

2.2.3.1 General

2.2.3.2 Facilities

2.2.3.3 Water supply

2.2.3.4 Management

2.2.3.5 Production

2.2.3.6 Observations

2.3 Sin Branch

2.3.1 Nib Al Sin fish-farm

2.3.1.1 General

2.3.1.2 Facilities

2.3.1.3 Water supply

2.3.1.4 Management

2.3.1.5 Production

2.3.1.6 Observations

2.3.1.7 Conclusions and recommendations

2.3.2 Masab Al Sin fish-farm

2.3.2.1 General

2.3.2.2 Facilities

2.3.2.3 Water supply

2.3.2.4 Management

2.3.2.5 Production

2.3.2.6 Observations

2.3.2.7 Conclusions and recommendations

2.4 Al Ghab Branch

2.4.1 Ain Al Taka fish-farm

2.4.1.1 General

2.4.1.2 Facilities

2.4.1.3 Water supply

2.4.1.4 Management

2.4.1.5 Production

2.4.1.6 Observations

2.4.1.7 Conclusions and recommendations

2.4.2 Shata fish-farm

2.4.2.1 General

2.4.2.2 Facilities

2.4.2.3 Water supply

2.4.2.4 Management

2.4.2.5 Observations

2.4.2.6 Conclusions and recommendations

2.4.3 Rouje fish-farm

2.4.3.1 General

2.4.3.2 Facilities

2.4.3.3 Water supply

2.4.3.4 Management

2.4.3.5 Production

2.4.3.6 Observations

2.4.3.7 Conclusions and recommendations

2.4.4 Kalaat Al Moudiq experimental fish culture station

2.4.4.1 General

2.4.4.2 Facilities

2.4.4.3 Water supply

2.4.4.4 Management

2.4.4.5 Production

2.4.4.6 Observations

2.4.4.7 Conclusions and recommendations

2.5 Ath Thawra Branch

2.5.1 Fishery

2.5.2 Aquaculture

2.5.2.1 Facilities

2.5.2.2 Management

2.5.2.3 Production

2.5.2.4 Observations

2.5.2.5 Conclusions and recommendations

2.6 New Plants

2.6.1 Damascus Branch

2.6.2 Homs Branch

2.6.3 Sin Branch

2.6.4 Al Ghab Branch

2.6.5 Ath Thawra Branch

2.7 Feeding

2.7.1 Observations

2.7.2 Conclusions and recommendations

3. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

3.1 Trout

3.2 Carp and Tilapia

3.3 New Sites

3.4 Pathologies

3.5 New Species

3.6 Water Characteristics

3.7 Management

Appendix 1: ITINERARY

LIST OF TABLES

1. CATCHES FOR 1981 AND ESTIMATED CATCHES FOR 1982

2. ORGANIZATION OF THE GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF FISHERIES

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLANTS

4. PLANNED AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION FOR 1982

LIST OF FIGURES

1. Location of fish-farms

2. Zabadani fish-farm

3. Fibreglass nursing tanks

4. Circular concrete nursing basins

5. Double rectangular raceways: terminal section

6. M'zeirib fish-farm

7. Earthen fattening ponds

8. Concrete basins for spawning and nursing

9. Room dam fish-farm

10. Room dam earthen pond

11. Nib Al Sin fish-farm

12. Concrete basins

13. Outlet in a corner

14. Masab Al sin fish-farm

15. Fattening pond

16. Hapa in nursing pond

17. Ain Al Taka fish-farm

18. Shata fish-farm

19. Fattening pond, 5 ha

20. Spawning and nursing pond

21. Concrete stocking basins

22. One of the springs of the lakes of Rouje

23. The grass invades the embankments and the road

24. Feeding place near the shore

25. The hatchery with the Zugg jars