MOBIS Task Order No. 263-M-00-03-00002-00 U.S. Agency for International Development Program Support Unit Egyptian Environmental Policy Program Fisheries Management Plan for the Red Sea BY DR .AHMED BARRANIA & DR. ASHRAF IBRAHEM Photo of Grouper by Mike Colby International Resources Group with Winrock International Washington, DC Table of Contents Acknowledgements .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Lists of Tables, Maps, and Figures ............................................................................ iii Tables................................................................................................................................. iii Maps .................................................................................................................................. iii Figures ............................................................................................................................... iii Acronyms and Abbreviations ..................................................................................... v Summary ........................................................................................................................ i 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... iv Objectives ............................................................................................................................v Study Area ...........................................................................................................................v Gathering Local Data ...........................................................................................................v 2. Background .......................................................................................................... vii 3. Official Fishery Statistical Data for the Red Sea ............................................... ix Fisheries Department in Hurghada .................................................................................... ix Fish Production ............................................................................................................................. x Catch Composition ........................................................................................................................ x 4. Fieldwork Findings ............................................................................................... xi Landing Sites ..................................................................................................................... xi Fishing Fleet .................................................................................................................... xiii Fishing Gear .................................................................................................................... xiv Fishing Grounds and Habitats ......................................................................................... xiv Catch and Target Species...................................................................................................xv Nursery Grounds .............................................................................................................. xix General ....................................................................................................................................... xix Nursery Grounds in the Study Area ............................................................................................ xx Fishermen ....................................................................................................................... xxii Wadi el-Gemal–Hamata Protected Area ....................................................................... xxiv Fish Handling and Marketing ........................................................................................ xxiv Fisheries Legislation ........................................................................................................xxv Sanctions .................................................................................................................................. xxvi Protected Areas Legislation ...................................................................................................... xxx 5. Proposed Fisheries Management Plan for the Study Area ......................... xxxii Introduction .................................................................................................................. xxxii Key Issues and Constraints for Sustainable Fish Resources ......................................... xxxii Inadequate Information Base .................................................................................................. xxxii Inadequate Effective Management ......................................................................................... xxxiii Uncontrolled Expansion of Fishing Operations ..................................................................... xxxiii Poor Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance .......................................................................... xxxiii Lack of Integrated Coastal Planning ...................................................................................... xxxiv Lack of Extension, Training, and Public Awareness ............................................................. xxxiv EEPP–Program Support Unit i Overall Objectives for Fisheries Management ............................................................ xxxiv Management Strategy .................................................................................................. xxxiv Management Tasks and Options .................................................................................... xxxv Registration of Fishing Vessels ............................................................................................... xxxv Licensing Fishermen ............................................................................................................... xxxv Licensing Fishing Vessels ....................................................................................................... xxxv Regulatory Measures for Targeted Species and Sea Cucumbers ........................................... xxxvi Improve Data Collection Systems for Monitoring and Assessment ....................................... xxxvi Training ................................................................................................................................ xxxviii Public Awareness ................................................................................................................... xxxix Evaluation and Review .......................................................................................................... xxxix Required Administrative Actions ........................................................................................... xxxix Monitoring. Control, and Surveillance .............................................................................. xl Management of the Plan .................................................................................................... xl Fisheries Management Committee ............................................................................................... xl References ................................................................................................................ xliii Appendix 1 Maps of Study Area ............................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Appendix 2 Photos ...................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Impact of Fisheries ............................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Target Species for Hand- and Long-lines .......................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Target Species for Purse-Seiners ....................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Commercial Gastropods Targeted by Fishermen in the Study Area Error! Bookmark not defined. Commercial Sea Cucumbers Harvested by Divers in the Study Area .... Error! Bookmark not defined. Fishing Boats And Gear .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. EEPP–Program Support Unit ii Lists of Tables, Maps, and Figures Tables Table 1 2002 Fish Production by Landing ...........................................................................x Table 2 Fishing Landing Sites ........................................................................................... xi Table 3 Location of Landings and Number of Boats in the Study Area ........................... xii Table 4 Fishing Habitat by Landing Sites ........................................................................ xiv Table 5 Target Species Fished using Entangle Nets (Trammel, Gill, and Veranda Nets) .xv Table 6 Target Species Fished using Hand and Long Lines ............................................ xvi Table 7 Target Species of Fish for Purse-seiners ........................................................... xviii Table 8 Catch Composition, Fishing Gear, and Aggregation/Season by Fishing Grounds ....................................................................................................................... xviii Table 9 Nursery Grounds in the Study Area ......................................................................xx Table 10 Principal Decisions Issued by the Red Sea Governor, the Chairman of GAFRD, and the Prime Minister Affecting Egypt’s Fisheries ....................................