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Abstract The brackish water shallow lakes lying at the north- ern periphery of the Nile Delta, namely; Lake Menzalah,L. Burollus, L. Edku and L. Mariut form the most important fishery grounds in Egypt, since they yield collectively about 50-60% of the total fish catch of the country (Fishery statistical report, 1982). The total surface area of these lakes ea lc ula ted from Land sa t Sa telli te imagery amo un ted to 37),6)0 Feddans divided as follows : L. Menzalah 215,440 Feddans, L. Burollus 114,520 Feddans, L. Edku 27,470 Feddans and L. Mariut 16,240 Feddans (Reid and Rawntree, 1982). The shallowness of these lakes and the rich food supply render them as excellent feeding and breeding grounds for many species of fish. In the last decades L. Mariut has been. |