Egypt

Overview

Egypt ranks as a major producing country for only one of the top 20 marine finfish species in production—flathead grey mullet. However, flathead grey mullet accounted for almost all (99%) of Egypt’s total marine finfish aquaculture production in 2007. Thus, Egypt’s GAPI score is actually quite reflective of its limited but strong-performing marine finfish industry. With a country score of 71, Egypt ranks as the third-best performer of the 22 assessed countries. It achieves high scores in many of the Inputs and Discharges categories, resulting, in part, from its use of extensive pond culture systems that often incorporate polyculture and use lower stocking densities.