Fishing industry in Sudan

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Fishing on the river Nile, by Eythar Gubara, 2014

Fishing in Sudan is largely carried out by the traditional sector for

Lake Nubia and in the Red Sea.[1]

Khashm al Qirbah Dam on the Atbarah.[1]

Production from Lake Nubia was initially far below its potential.

ice plant and a cold-storage facility were built at Wadi Halfa with assistance from China.[1] China also furnished fishing vessels and other fishing equipment.[1] New cooling plants at Khartoum and Atbarah held fish transported from Wadi Halfa by railroad.[1] Fish production from the lake reached 2,000 tonnes by 1997-99, but declined to 1,000 tonnes by 2000-2001.[1]

The Red Sea coastal area was relatively unexploited until the late 1970s.

pearl oysters), and other marine life were taken annually.[1]

The quantity of fish, crustaceans, and mollusks caught in Sudan in recent years amounted to between 57,000 tonnes in 2002 and 2006 and 72,000 tonnes in 2010.[1] Aquaculture production reached a high of 1,950 tonnes in 2007.[1]

References

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    ISBN 978-0-8444-0750-0
    . Though published in 2015, this work covers events in the whole of Sudan (including present-day South Sudan) until the 2011 secession of South Sudan.
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