ABOUT US

Africa Aquaculture Research and Training Center (AARTC) is a regional center of excellence for genetics research, training in best management practices and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the African aquaculture sector. Opened in 1998, the WorldFish-run research center in Sharkia, Egypt has played an important role in the development of the aquaculture sector in both Egypt and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Period of Implementation
Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2025
Total Budget
USD 0.00

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OUR IMPACT

Goals

Contribute to the development of the aquaculture sector in Egypt, Africa and Globally through the development of faster-growing strains of tilapia and catfish, and training of government officers, university staff, farmers, extension agents and researchers.

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Characteristics of purse seine fisheries in the Egyptian Mediterranean waters: A case study of Abu Qir Bay

Author(s): Ibrahim Salah EL-Sira | Elsawy Aly Walid | Alaa Mahmoud El-Far | Alaa M. Younis | Ahmed Mohamed Nasr-Allah

Date: 2025-06-06 | Type: Journal Article

Evaluating the inclusion of Clostridium autoethanogenum protein instead of fishmeal protein in diets for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax): Growth performance, digestive enzymes, health status, and tissues investigations

Author(s): Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab | Riad H. Khalil | Talal A. M. Abo Selema | Mohamed Abdelsalam | Taghrid M. N. Abdelhakim | Eman Sabry | Haytham Ahmed Abd El Ghaffar | Haytham Ahmed Abd El Ghaffar | Adel H. Saad

Date: 2025-06-01 | Type: Journal Article

Effect of Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) on the Reproductive Performance of the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

Author(s): Haytham Ahmed Abd El Ghaffar | Sheren A. Al-Zahaby | Mohamed Elahmady Elzahaby | Wafaa G. El-Nagar

Date: 2025-03-10 | Type: Journal Article

Multifaceted stress response in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings: integrative analysis of salinity, ammonia, and stocking density effects on growth, physiology, and gene expression

Author(s): Sameh Attia | Hala Nasr | Mohamed Fathi

Date: 2025-02-13 | Type: Journal Article

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