- Dr. Reda is the Head of Fisheries Department at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT). He obtained a bachelor degree in Fish Production in 2008 and an M.Sc. with a thesis title: “Biological, Histochemical and Nutritional Studies on Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax fish”, in 2012. Afterwards, he joined the National Institute ... moreDr. Reda is the Head of Fisheries Department at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT). He obtained a bachelor degree in Fish Production in 2008 and an M.Sc. with a thesis title: “Biological, Histochemical and Nutritional Studies on Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax fish”, in 2012. Afterwards, he joined the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries NIOF (Egypt) as an assistant researcher; his work included studying biology, fishery and population structure of fish species. In 2018, he obtained a PhD in Fisheries Science with a title of “Abundance, distribution and fishery biology of family Mullidae in the Mediterranean waters of Egypt”. Starting from 2016, he joined the College of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, AASTMT, as a lecturer of fisheries biology and Management. He is the instructor of diverse fisheries-related courses of undergraduate and postgraduate Fisheries Programs. The courses are Ichthyology, Fisheries Biology, Fisheries Population Dynamics, Fisheries Science, Sustainable Fisheries Management and Applied Statistics in Fisheries and Aquaculture. At the national level, Dr. Reda represents Egypt (FAO_GFCM Geographical Sub-Area 26) in the GFCM-WGSAD and WGSASP for stock assessment of priority fish species in the Egyptian Mediterranean; Metapenaeus Stebbingi, Mullus barbatus, Mullus surmuletus, Saurida undosquamis and Sardinella aurita. He analyzed the status of the populations of these species and the effectiveness of management actions. In addition, he served as onboard observer in several scientific trawl surveys along the Egyptian Mediterranean Sea coast using the two R/Vs of NIOF (Salsabil and Yarmouk) as well as commercial fishing vessels. At the regional level, as a fisheries consultant for FAO, he performed several tasks and assisted institutions (Research Institutes and Fisheries Departments) of the countries bordering the Eastern Mediterranean in the implementation of specific sample/data collection, ensuring the fulfillment of agreed protocols for fish stock unit identification and stock assessment as well working as instructor for capacity building in stock assessment. In summary, Dr. Reda combines together a real field experience with a solid scientific background, along with excellent communication skills as team-working has been a natural part of his fisheries science career development.edit
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The present work describes the feeding habits of the two-dominant species of family Mullidae; red mullet, Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 and striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 caught off the Egyptian... more
The present work describes the feeding habits of the two-dominant species of family Mullidae; red mullet, Mullus barbatus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 and striped red mullet, Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 caught off the Egyptian Mediterranean coast throughout the period from January to December 2016. A total of 322 specimens of M. barbatus and 289 of M. surmuletus were investigated. The index of relative importance (IRI) indicated that Polychaeta was, for M. barbatus, the most important food item in all seasons with an average of 26.86%, followed by Decapoda, Amphipoda and Mysidacea. While, in the case of M. surmuletus, Mysidacea was the most preferred food item in all seasons with an average of 34.02%, then Amphipoda and Decapoda. According to the previous results, it can be inferred that the two Mullid species; M. barbatus and M. surmuletus from the Egyptian Mediterranean waters are specialist zooplanktivorous.
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We examined genetic diversity and connectivity of two indigenous Mediterranean goatfish species (Mullus barbatus and M. surmuletus), and a Lessepsian migrant species (Upeneus moluccensis), across the Nile Delta outflow using two... more
We examined genetic diversity and connectivity of two indigenous Mediterranean goatfish species (Mullus barbatus and M. surmuletus), and a Lessepsian migrant species (Upeneus moluccensis), across the Nile Delta outflow using two mitochondrial DNA markers (COI and cyt b). Genetic diversity was high for the two Mediterranean species but relatively lower for the migrant species, suggesting founder effects after invasion from the Red Sea. Confirmation of this hypothesis, however, would require comparison with populations of origin in the Red Sea and the Indo-West Pacific. AMOVA and network analyses revealed no genetic partitioning for all species, indicating the Nile outflow does not currently, and may not have historically, posed a significant barrier to larval dispersal in these goatfish despite a present-day temperature and salinity gradient along the Mediterranean coastline of Egypt.