FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1974

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SUMMARY

1.     INTRODUCTION

1.1     Terms of Reference

1.2     Background and Origin of the Project

1.3     Objectives

1.4     Programme Development

2     STATUS OF FISHERIES AND SCOPE FOR AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT

2.1     Total Fish Supply in the Country

2.2     Fisheries of the Gulf of Aqaba

2.3     Fishes of the Gulf of Aqaba

3.     SURVEY OF THE GULF OF AQABA IN JORDAN

3.1     Reconnaisance Survey

3.2     Type of the Area, Physical Features and Nature of Intertidal Biota

3.3     Rainfall and Weather Conditions

3.4     Tidal Fluctuations

3.5     Water Characteristics

3.6     Primary Productivity

3.7     Soil Characteristics

3.8     Plankton

4.     OBSERVATIONS IN TEST PITS

5.     OBSERVATIONS ON SEED OF CULTIVABLE ORGANISMS

5.1     Fish Seed Collections

5.2     Observations in Intertidal Rock Pools

5.3     Observations on Wooden Test Panels

6.     OBSERVATIONS ON THE POSSIBILITY OF OYSTER CULTURE

6.1     Naturally Occurring Oysters

6.2     Size of Crassostrea cucullata

6.3     Rate of Growth of Naturally Occurring Oysters

6.4     Rate of Growth of Oysters in Test Pits

6.5     Settlement of Oyster Spat

7.     GENERAL OBSERVATIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

7.1     Feasibility of Constructing Earthen Ponds

7.2     Fish Seed Abundance and Distribution

7.3     Experimental Studies on Oyster Culture

7.4     Plan for the Establishment of an Aquarium

7.5     Experimental Finfish Culture

7.6     Staff Requirements

7.7     Cost Estimates

8.     AREAS OF COMPETITION WITH COASTAL AQUACULTURE PROGRAMMES

8.1     Sports and Recreation

8.2     Navigation

8.3     Pollution

8.4     Destruction of Natural Fauna

9.     SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

10.   SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

Appendix 1   -   PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AQUARIUM

Appendix 2   -   REFERENCES

LIST OF FIGURES

1.     Map of the Gulf of Aqaba

2.     Map of the Aqaba South Coast

3.     Average Daily Tidal Ranges

4.     Pattern of Spring and Neap Tides

5.     Test Pit No. 1 at Low Tide Phase

6.     Test Pit No. 2 at Low Tide Phase

7.     Test Pit Ho. 2 at High Tide Phase

8.     Test Pond Showing Small Pit

9.     Typical Intertidal Rock Pools

10.    Rocks with Oyster Settlement

11.    Rooks with Heavy Settlement of Barnacles

12.    Cement Structure in Sector 1

13.    Strings of Oyster Shells and Asbestos Sheets

14.    Asbestos Sheets fixed in Sector 1

15.    Tentative Layout Plan for the Aquarium at Aqaba