National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF)
The National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) is one of the twelve national research institutions affiliated to the Ministry of State for Scientific Research of Egypt. The mandate of NIOF is to “maintain, protect and promote the different Egyptian aquatic environments”.
Historically, the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries was first established in 1918, and was located at El-Qaytbay in Alexandria as Alexandria Institute of Hydrobiology. At a later date in 1931, the Alexandria Institute of Hydrobiology was relocated at Keyed Bey on the Eastern Harbor of Alexandria, where the Mediterranean Branch of NIOF is presently located. In the mean time, a Marine Biological Station was established in 1928 at Hurghada on the Red Sea. In the sixties of the last century, the Alexandria Institute and the Hurghada Station were combined with a new branch for the Inland Waters (established in 1967 at El-Kanater “Barrage” City – near Cairo), thus forming the three branches of NIOF.
The mission of the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries is “to achieve sustainable development of marine and fresh water resources through increasing their potentials for Natural resources, combating pollution from all sources and working towards reducing poverty and improving the standard of living by developing and introducing new techniques in fisheries and aquaculture.
The above “Mission” could only be achieved through basic scientific and applied research activities in different fields of Oceanography, Fisheries and aquaculture.
Historically, the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries was first established in 1918, and was located at El-Qaytbay in Alexandria as Alexandria Institute of Hydrobiology. At a later date in 1931, the Alexandria Institute of Hydrobiology was relocated at Keyed Bey on the Eastern Harbor of Alexandria, where the Mediterranean Branch of NIOF is presently located. In the mean time, a Marine Biological Station was established in 1928 at Hurghada on the Red Sea. In the sixties of the last century, the Alexandria Institute and the Hurghada Station were combined with a new branch for the Inland Waters (established in 1967 at El-Kanater “Barrage” City – near Cairo), thus forming the three branches of NIOF.
The mission of the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries is “to achieve sustainable development of marine and fresh water resources through increasing their potentials for Natural resources, combating pollution from all sources and working towards reducing poverty and improving the standard of living by developing and introducing new techniques in fisheries and aquaculture.
The above “Mission” could only be achieved through basic scientific and applied research activities in different fields of Oceanography, Fisheries and aquaculture.
