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, 2027
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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WHERE WE WORK

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Towards Sustainable Blue Foods: Environmental and Biodiversity Assessment of Grey Mullet Farming in Egypt

Author(s): Tommie Berkers

Date: 2026-06-22 | Type: Working Paper

Effect of Seasonal Variation on Water Quality and Phytoplankton Abundance and Diversity in a Commercial Brackish Water Fish Farm in Damietta, Egypt

Author(s): Mohamed Fathi | Hossam A. M. Mounes | Enas M. G. Mansour | Dena A. Abd El-Bary | Soha M. A. El-Said | Reham A. Abdelhay

Date: 2026-05-19 | Type: Journal Article

Effect of Water Sources on Reproductive Performance and Some Blood Parameters in the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Author(s): Suzan O. M. El-Werwary | M. T. Mekawy | Reham M. Fawzy | Mohamed Fathi | Youssif Shehata Grana

Date: 2026-04-29 | Type: Journal Article

Seasonal Dynamics of Heavy Metals Contamination in Water and Sediments of A Commercial Fish Farm Connected to Lake Manzala, Egypt

Author(s): Mohamed Fathi | Hossam A. M. Mounes | Enas M. G. Mansour | Dena A. Abd El-Bary | Soha M. A. El-Said | Reham A. Abdelhay

Date: 2026-02-26 | Type: Journal Article

Country Programs for Impact: WorldFish in Egypt

Author(s): Ahmed Mohamed Nasr-Allah | Ann Fleming | Malcolm William Dickson

Date: 2025-08-05 | Type: Brief

Microbial and Heavy Metal Contamination in Edible Bivalves from the Suez Canal: A Potential Health Risk

Author(s): Rania Nasr | M. T. Mekawy | E. M. El-Morshedy | Haytham Ahmed Abd El Ghaffar | Haytham Ahmed Abd El Ghaffar | Mohamed Fathi

Date: 2025-08-04 | Type: Journal Article

Isolation and Invitro Evaluation of Bacteriophage Therapy Targeting Streptococcus agalactiae in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): A Potential Approach to Sustainable Disease Management in Aquaculture

Author(s): Nashwa Abdel-Razek | Riad H. Khalil | Tamer Mohammed Monir Abdelrahiem | Mohamed Fathi | Mohamed Fathi | Sameh A. Metwaly Attia

Date: 2025-07-07 | Type: Journal Article

Dietary Supplementation With Ulva sp. and Garlic Extracts Enhances Growth, Immune Response and Digestive Enzyme Activity in Pacific Whiteleg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

Author(s): Nashwa Abdel-Razek | Riad H. Khalil | Abeer A. M. Afifi | Tamer Mohammed Monir Abdelrahiem | Sameh A. Metwaly Attia | Mohamed Fathi | Mohamed Fathi

Date: 2025-06-30 | Type: Journal Article

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 a Mixture of Probiotics (Pediococcus acidilactici, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Bacillus subtilis) on the Physiological Status and Fish Health of the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Author(s): Rania Nasr | Ahmed N. Ayaat | Haytham Ahmed Abd El Ghaffar | Haytham Ahmed Abd El Ghaffar

Date: 2025-04-07 | 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 A. Metwaly Attia | Hala Nasr | Mohamed Fathi

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

A comparative study of the genetically improved Abbassa Nile tilapia strain (GIANT-G9) and a commercial strain in Egypt: growth vs. stress response

Author(s): Eman Ahmed Bedir | Mohamed Mohamed Said | Rasha A. Al Wakeel | Ahmed Mohamed Nasr-Allah | Haitham G. Abo-Al-Ela

Date: 2025-01-14 | Type: Journal Article

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