Institute of oceanography and fisheries

The Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries has four main branches: the Mediterranean Sea Branch at Alexandria, with three stations; the Red Sea Branch at Al-Ghardaga, with three stations; the Inland-Wster Fisheries and Fish Culture Branch in Cairo, with four stations; and the Shore Protection Research Branch at Alexandria, with two stations. The institute's 16 departments cover all basic and applied research. The institute employs 490 persons, of which 188 are research staff.