The present study aims to describe the species composition of discards and catch rates of trammel and gill net commercial catch on the coast of Egypt. The fishing operation was investigated between October 2018 and February 2019 at depths less than 10 m. The weight and number of specimens of all species caught were registered, as well as the amount of discarded catch and retained by fishermen. A total of 15 fish species and 1 crustacean species were identified in the trammel net catch, with discards of about 13.08% of the total catch weight. However, 5 species were discarded in the catch of gill nets, represented by 6.1% in weight of the total catch. The results of the experiment showed that no significant differences were observed between the total catch of trammel and total catch of gill nets (ANOVA, p=0.114), while there were highly significant differences were observed between the total discards of trammel and total discards of gill nets (ANOVA, p=0.0000).  A decrease in soak time together with the appropriate choice of mesh sizes could contribute to a reduction in discarding and to improved sustainability and use of scarce resources in the small-scale, inshore multi-species fisheries of Suez Gulf.