The principal objective of the mission was to study in detail, the establishment of the RASWA, pilot project (aims, plans, equipment, personnel, financing) intended to improve the management of semi-intensive fishcultures in brackish water.
The secondary objectives were to study:
- the development possibilities of shellfish rearing in Egypt and to propose a first pilot-project.
- the implantation possibilities of hatcheries employed for marine species and their advantages
- To hold a training session on the particular aspects of “Aquaculture engineering in the Mediterranean”.
- May 4 - Arrival in CAIRO
- May 5 - Reunion with Mr. ABUSINEINA (F.A.O) and his team
- Reunion with Mr. Sherif SADEK (G.A.F.R.D)
- May 6 - Departure to PORT SAID
- Visit and reunion at the RASWA fish-farm
- Visit to the farm under construction in Damiette
- Visit to the fry fishing centres in Lake MANZALAH
- May 7 - Field work in RASWA (topography)
- Reunion on work with Dr. Taher YOUSSEF - Assistant General manager (G.A.F.R.D)
- Second visit to the farm in DAMIETTE
- Return to CAIRO
- May 8 - Departure to ALEXANDRIA
- Visit to the pilot-farm in Lake MARIOUT and to the Research-training centre
- May 9 - Reunion with Dr. BARDISSI
- Visit to the fry collection centre in EL MEX
- Visit to the farm under construction in Lake MARIOUT (World Bank)
- Return to CAIRO
- May 10 - Final discussions on the propositions
- May 11 - Departure from CAIRO
CAIRO
- Mr. ABUSINEINA - F.A.O representative in Egypt
- Mr. Sherif SADEX - Project assistant “Marine aquaculture” of G.A.F.R.D.
(General Authority for Fish Resources Development)
PORT SAID
- Mr. Samir EL SAWAF - General manager of the RASWA farm
- Mr. KHYRI - Vice management of the RASWA farm
- Mr. ABDEL FATEH - Aquaculture engineer of the RASWA farm
DAMIETTE
- Mr. Ahmed MOSTAPHA - Manager of the RATAMA farm - DAMIETTE
Manager of the aquatic office in the DAMITTE region
- Mr. Ahmed EL MYZAIN - Vice manager of the RATAMA farm
- Mr. MOSTAPHA - Aquaculture engineer at the RATAMA farm
ALEXANDRIA
- Dr. BARDISSI - Project manager
- the MARIOUT fish farm (3 300 feddans)
- the ANEXANDRIA fish farm (55 feddans)
(the matar EL MOZHA fish farm)
- Manage of the feeding security projects (ALEXANDRIA)
- Mr M.NABIL - Aquaculture engineer (MARIOUT project)
- Mr Ahmed RAHFAT - Civil engineer (MARIOUT project)
- Mr Mahmoud TOURK - Aquaculture engineer (MARIOUT project)
Oceanographical Institute
Experimental station in EL MEX
- Dr Magda B.
- Dr Samir M.
- Philippe FERLIN - MEDRAP Coordinator
- Stefano CATAUDELLA - Consultant (semi-intensive aquaculture - MEDRAP expert)
- Amedeo FREDDI - MEDRAP expert (Hatchery)
- Febo LUMARE - Consultant (Shrimp)
- Nicola RUCCI - Consultant (Civil engineer)
After a first general identification mission carried out in 1983 (MEDRAP TR/83/5) and a second one carried out on site (MEDRAP TR/84/5) the RASWA farm was selected out to serve as a base for the MEDRAP activity field in Egypt and to be integrated as the pilot-project within the MEDRAP frame. A mission carried out so as to formulate the more detailed propositions was to be forwarded on by the end of84, but was delayed in the expectation of an eventual T.C.P project application by the Egyptian authorities. The latter, having still not concretized this idea, it was decided not to delay the actions scheduled any longer and to sent the first mission in May 85.
Although this mission had the principal aim of studying the RASWA project, part of the time was spared to visit two other aquaculture projects which are being built, one in DAMIETTE, the other in ALEXANDRIA, so as to complete the information recorded previously on the coastal aquaculture projects in Egypt.
The present report so entails two parts.
- A detailed report on the facilities to be built and the equipment to be implanted at RASWA
- An analysis of the conditions of the shrimp rearing development and of the construction of fish hatcheries.
The aim of the pilot-project is, on one hand to improve the present fishing and rearing technics of fry collected in a natural environment (mullet, gilthead sea-bream) and on the other hand to study the possibility of developing new technologies, (production of shellfish, intensive rearing of fish coming from hatcheries)
The project is included within the development already existing, so that it may be as appropriate as possible and that its results may be put into use by the productive sector : The description of this project is enclosed in annex 1 together with the evaluation of the investments and the distribution of the costs between MEDRAP and the Egyptian Government.
MEDRAP imputs shall include many componants:
- participation in the investments and in the equipment
- priority given to the training of the personnel assigned to the pilotproject
- technical staff inputs over many months, either permanent experts or consultants.
The Egyptian Government are to leave at the disposal of the project:
- the facilities scheduled in Annex 1
- the required counter part personnel
- the existing and unutilized facilities found in RASWA, which are to be put into use when renovated, the laboratory and the training centre.
- the local transport of the experts and consultants.
Such a project should not only modify and improve the production of the RASWA farm but also serve as a data and training basis for the other marine or brackish water farms in Egypt and similar Mediterranean countries, which justifies having at disposal on site the welcoming and training possibilities (already existing).
As soon as the Egyptian Government give their approval to the programme scheduled in Annex 1, and to the necessary investments, a detailed work plan will be drawn up and put into action immediately.
The proposed project is perhaps limited in its objectives, but has the double advantage of being feasible immediately, employing the means available to MEDRAP, and of being able to bring improvements and innovations in the management of marine and brachishwater farms over short terms. On parallel with this founded field activity the MEDRAP project shall surely continue its efforts in the training sphere and by giving assistance to the Egyptian Government, especially for the more general studies of programmation.
