Fishes are considered an important source of foods for man, which is necessary to
build his body, because it is an essential source of the animal protein which is necessary
to keep the human safety and health.
This research aims at shedding light on the fish producing energy in Egypt from
its different sources and evaluating the fish consumption indication in Egypt and also
shedding light on the most important problems which hinder the development of the fish
wealth in Assiut Governorate.
The results of the research clarify that the most important kinds that are produced
in Egypt are Tilapia, Grass carp, Buri, Catfish, Perch with quantity about 1209.82
thousand ton, each kind represents about 86.66% of the average of total annual
production in Egypt which reach at 1396.1 thousands ton during (2011- 2013).
The consumption indication of fishes in Egypt in (2002- 2013) shows that there is
a negative relation and statistic immaterial between the available of the fishes
consumption and individual income, so the increase of the annual individual income
with 1% leads to the decrease of the quantity of fishes consumption in Egypt with 0.29
thousand ton. This matter due to the consumption of the other alternatives of meat and
chickens, while there is a positive relation and statistic immortal between of fishes
consumption and population, so the increase of population with 1% leads to the increase
of the quantity of fishes consumption with 3.99 thousand ton.
Also, it is clarified that the most important kinds in Assiut Governorate are
Tilapia, Catfish, Synodontis Schall, Perch with quantity reached at 3515.4 ton with
percentage 94.25% of the total annual average in the governorate which reached at 3730
ton during (2010- 2014).