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EastMed Technical Documents - No 19 Socio-Economic Analysis of Egyptian Fisheries: Options for Improvement

Year of publication 2014

Pages 127 p.

Author Dario Pinello;Dimech, Mark;El Haweet, Alaa ;Salah, Atif

Product type Project

Category Programme / project report

Series title EastMed Technical Documents (FAO)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This study was implemented after the EastMed 2nd co-ordination meeting on the 5-6th April, Antalya, Turkey (EastMed 2012), where the participants agreed to have a preliminary assessment of the socio-economic situation of the Egyptian fisheries sector. In order to undertake such an assessment several information was gathered, from literature, from several fishers and other stakeholders, and a sampling survey in order to investigate the main socio-economic characteristics of the motorized fishing vessels by type of fishery. In general the study found that the value of capture fisheries produced by the motorized fleet in the Mediterranean was $182 million generating a net profit of $42.5 million. The ex-vessels prices ranged between $2.4/Kg and $4.3/Kg, and the first sale of seafood products occurred mostly through the auction markets (56%) and through the wholesalers (40%). The revenue of the fleet provided an annual salary of about $2,662 per fisher to about 22,173 fishers, which is muc h higher than the official minimum wage of the country ($1,416). This relatively higher salary comes from the fact that the industry is heavily subsidized by the very low cost of fuel. The main problem in Egyptian motorized fisheries seems to be the overcapacity of the trawl fleet, which has led to an overexploitation of resources. The overcapacity of trawlers is most likely driven by the highly subsidised fuel, which led to substantial profits, but however making the sector extremely vulnerable to any minimum change in the subsides and/or average price of fuel. The employment and salaries are the factors with a higher risk. Management measures should be taken to reduce the capacity of the trawl fleet such as improved enforcement on the use of trawl gears and a diversification of the fleet into other fishing activities such as vessels using passive gears. However such management measures should be developed within the context and methodology of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) , in which together with the various stakeholders management plans could be drawn up.

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