Beni Suef governor releases 250,000 Nile tilapia fingerlings into the Nile to boost fish stocks

Governor Abdullah Abdel Aziz on Wednesday oversaw the release of 250,000 Nile tilapia fingerlings into the Nile River in Beni Suef as part of a national fisheries development plan.

• The release took place on the eastern bank of the Nile in the Bayad al-Arab area, supervised by the Lake and Fish Wealth Protection and Development Authority.
• Governor Abdel Aziz stated that the state prioritizes developing fish wealth and supporting fishermen to improve their incomes.
• Engineer Mustafa Said, Director of the Nile Valley region at the authority, said the release follows a scientific plan to produce high-quality fingerlings using the authority's hatcheries.
• The Abu Saleh hatchery in the Nasser district produces up to 5 million fingerlings annually across 20 ponds on 9 feddans of water surface.