ECONOMIC STUDY OF THE PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY OF SMALL FISHING BOATS AL-ARISH SEA PORT, NORTH SINAI GOVERNORATE

Document Type : Researches

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Dept. Econ. and Rural Develop., Fac. Environ. Agric. Sci., Arish Univ., Egypt.

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Al-Arish Seaport, which has an area of approximately 40 acres with an average catch of about 258 ton, averaging 6.45 ton per acre during the average period (2000-2020), the North Sinai Governorate saw a decrease in the amount of fish caught from the Mediterranean from about 2,373 ton in 2007, to about 1952.5 ton in 2020, recording a decrease of about 17.7%. The research reached several results: the number of large fishing vessels was about 15. vessels, representing about 9.4% of the port's total number of vessels, while small fishing vessels accounted for about 145 fishing vessels ", representing about 90.6% of the total number of fishing vessels operating at the port, the total amount of fish caught inside the port is about 258 ton with an estimated cash value of 13,886 thousand LE. The overall average net return of the vessel was about 23.48 thousand LE. for about 13.07 Pound per kilogram of catches, the overall average of the pound invested in the vessel was about 1.32%, and the overall average economic efficiency of the vessel was about 1.20 LE. That is, the pound spent on constant and variable production factors yields an added value of about 1.2 LE., at the level of all fishing vessels, during the 2021 fishing season.

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Sinai Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 12, Issue 3
May and June 2023
Pages 475-486

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