SAUDI ARABIA FUNDS-IN-TRUST
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 | REPORT to the GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA FISHPEN PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION ALONG THE RED SEA COAST OF SAUDI ARABIA FOR THE FISH FARMING CENTRE IN JEDDAH |
A report prepared for the Fish Farming Centre Project
by
Saurin Hem
FAO Aquaculture Consultant
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1985
This 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.
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1.1 Background
1.2 Terms of Reference
1.3 Organization of the Mission
2.1 Project Location and Facilities
3.1 General Description
3.2 Detailed Description of the Fishpen Site
4. STEPS IN CONSTRUCTING FISHPENS ON A SANDY BOTTOM LAGOON
4.1 Criteria for Site Selection
4.2 Fishpen Design
4.3 Pole Design
4.4 Fishpen Netting
4.5 Pole Installation
4.6 Net Installation
5. COST ESTIMATE OF THE TWO DEMONSTRATION FISHPENS
6.1 Short-Term Questions
6.2 Long-Term Questions - Given in General Priority
Appendix 1 CHRONOLOGY OF MISSION
Appendix 2 PRINCIPAL PERSONS MET DURING THE MISSION
1. Diagram of the shoreline lagoon at the Fish Farming Centre Site, Jeddah
3. Detail design for the two demonstration fishpens
4. The detail design for the two types of poles
5. Steps in constructing a side pole
1. Preparation of the bottom part of the pole.
2. Preparation of the top part of the pole.
3. Filling pole with concrete.
4. Filling pole with concrete.
5. Joining the top and the bottom parts of the pole.