Photos: New fishing season starts at Egypt’s Gulf of Suez after 5-month-ban

CAIRO – 16 September 2022: The new fishing season started in the Gulf of Suez on Thursday after a five-month-ban to allow a biological rest, protect fish, and give the opportunity for fishermen to maintain their boats.

Hundreds of fishermen will be allowed to go fishing in the gulf, which is known for shrimps, calamari and different fish types.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last month, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has urged conducting preparing a comprehensive study to improve fishing capabilities in the country’s natural lakes, including Lake Nasser and Lake Manzala.

In July, Sisi reviewed measures to maximize return from utilizing lake Manzala in terms of environmental, economic, urban, social, or tourism terms by implementing multiple maritime and development work.

The meeting reviewed efforts to develop Lake Manzala through a number of main axes that include aspects of environment, fisheries, maritime transport, and tourism, as well as the social and economic dimension, the spokesman said.

A number of projects has been implemented in this regard to ensure the renewal of water inside the lake from the Mediterranean Sea to improve the quality of water and the environmental situation in the lake, the spokesman said.

During the meeting, Sisi urged continuing efforts of purifying and developing Lake Manzala and other lakes nationwide in order to support and maximize the return from fisheries production in integration with the purification of lakes.

This is in addition to the formation of urban and tourist clusters, which contributes to raising the standard of living for the citizens living around them.

Lake Manzala, located in the northeastern part of the Nile Delta, is one of the largest fresh lakes with an area of around 405 square kilometers depth of 1.15 meters, according to the Presidency.

The lake connects the three governorates of Port Said, Dakahlia and Damietta and shares its eastern borders with the Suez Canal. It is bordered in the west by the Damietta branch and in the north with the Mediterranean.