Dr. Sahar Mehanna

Name: Sahar Fahmy Mehanna Address: National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, P. O. Box 182, Suez, Egypt. Telephone: +2 - 062 - 3360016 (Work) Telephone: +2 - 062 - 3303100 (Home) Fax: +2 - 062 - 3360016 Mobile +20106851766 E-mail: sahar_mehanna@yahoo.com

• Education
  1. B.Sc., (excellent) Zoology Department - Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, 1985.
  2. M.Sc., (Rational exploitation of Penaeus japonicus (Bate, 1888) in the Gulf of Suez), Faculty of Science, Zoology Department, Zagazig University, 1993 .
  3. Ph.D. (The study of biology and population dynamics of Lethrinus mahsena in the Gulf of Suez), Faculty of Science, Zoology Department, Zagazig University, 1997.
  
   
• Present position
  Assistant professor and head of Fish Population Dynamics Lab, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Suez, Egypt.
   
• Employment Record
  
  1. 2005 until now: Head of Fish Population Dynamics Lab
  2. 2002 until now: Associate professor in NIOF (Fisheries management and stock assessment)
  3. 1997 - 2002: Researcher in NIOF
  4. 1993 - 1997: Assistant researcher in NIOF
  5. 1988 - 1993: Researcher assistant in NIOF
  
   
• Supervising of M.Sc. Thesis
  Population dynamics and management of some sparid fishes in Abo-Qir Bay, Alexandria.
   
• Teaching: I teach the following courses in faculty of Marine Sciences and Environment, El-Hodayda University, Yemen.
  1. Coral reef ecosystem
  2. Aquatic birds, reptiles and mammals.
  3. Fish stock assessment
  4. Environmental management
  5. Ecosystems and biodiversity
  
   
• Membership In Societies
  1. Union of Arab Biologists
  2. Egyptian Society for Fish Resources Development
  3. WorldFish Center, Philippines.
  4. Arab scientists, Syrian.
  5. Egyptian Society for Youth Projects Development and Environment.
  6. Egyptian - German Society for Zoology.
  7. Asian Fisheries Society
  8. Yemeni Society for Environment Conservation.
  
   
• A Reviewer in:
  1. Aquaculture Journal
  2. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences
  3. Journal of King Abdulaziz University for Marine Sciences
  
   
• Conferences and Workshops:
  1. The role of Science in the Development of Egyptian Society and Environment, Faculty of Science, Zagazig Univ.1999.
  2. Sea to Sea Forum, PERSGA, Egypt. 2005
  3. The 1st Scientific Conference about Scientific Research Development, Egypt. 2005
  4. The 9th conference about the fisheries resources in Mediterranean, Tanta Univ. 2005
  5. 12th International Conference of Union of Arab Biologists, El-Hodayda University, Yemen. 2005.
  6. International conference of NIOF about Aquatic Resources of the Arab Region, Egypt. 2005
  7. 10th conference about the Egyptian fisheries resources and aquaculture, Alex. Univ. 2006
  8. International conference of NIOF about the future sight on Fisheries and Aquatic resources, Egypt. 2006.
  9. Workshop about development of syllabuses studied on faculty of Marine Sciences and Environment, El-Hodayda University, Yemen.2005.
  10. Workshop about aquaculture and fisheries in cooperation of China, NIOF, Egypt. 2005.
  11. Workshop about birds flu, Suez, Egypt. 2006.
  12. Workshop about Environment Conservation and the role of NGO's in its development, Suez, Egypt. 2006.
  13. Workshop about the development of Bitter Lakes fisheries. 2006.
  14. Workshop about the impacts of Red Tide on human health. 2006.
  
   
• List of publications
  1. Mehanna, S. F., 1999. Stock assessment of the horse mackerel Trachurus indicus in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Indian J. of Fisheries,46 (4): 327-335.
      
  2. Mehanna, S. F., 1999. Population dynamics of the round scad Decapterus macrosoma (Bleeker, 1951) in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt.Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 3 (2): 55-68.
      
  3. Mehanna, S. F., 1999. An assessment and management of the coral reef fish stocks in the Gulf of Suez. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol. & Fish.,3(2): 103-114.
      
  4. Mehanna, S. F., 2000. Population dynamics of Penaeus semisulcatus in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Asian J. Fish.13: 127-137.
      
  5. Mehanna, S. F., 2001. Growth, mortality and yield per recruit of Rhabdosargus haffara (Sparidae) from the Suez Bay. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 5(3): 31-46.
      
  6. Mehanna, S. F., 2001. Dynamics and management of the indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816) in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 5(3): 179-194.
      
  7. Mehanna, S. F., 2002. Fisheries management of the slimy mackerel Scomber japonicus in the Gulf of Suez based on relative yield per recruit analysis. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 6 (3): 217-232.
      
  8. Mehanna, S. F., 2003. Population dynamics of the bigeye snapper Lutjanus lineolatus, Ruppell, 1829 (Family: Lutjanidae) from the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish.,7 (3): 71-85.
      
  9. Mehanna, S. F., 2003. Stock assessment and management of Penaeus latisulcatus in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Bull. Nat. Inst. Oceanogr. Fish., ARE, 29: 31-49.
      
  10. Mehanna, S. F., 2004. Population dynamics of two cichlids, Oreochromis aureus and Tilapia zilli from Wadi El- Raiyan lakes. Agriculture and Marine Sciences Journal, Sultan Qaboos Univ., 9 (1): 9-16.
       
  11. Mehanna, S. F., 2004. Maximum sustainable yield of the round herring, Etrumeus teres and slimy mackerel, Scomber japonicus from the Gulf of Suez. Bull. Nat. Inst. Oceanogr. Fish., ARE,30 (B): 322-325.
       
  12. Mehanna, S. F., 2004. Population dynamics of keeled mullet, Liza carinata and golden grey mullet, Liza aurata at the Bitter Lakes, Egypt. Bull. Nat. Inst. Oceanogr. Fish., ARE,30 (B): 315-321.
       
  13. Mehanna, S. F., 2005. Stock assessment of the blue swimmer crab Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1766) at the Bitter Lakes, Suez Canal, Egypt. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 9 (3): 187-213.
       
  14. Mehanna, S. F., 2005. Stock assessment of the Egyptian sole Solea aegyptiaca in the Eastern Mediterranean (Port Said region), Egypt. International Arabic Forum "Fish Resources in the Arabic Countries" Tishreen University, Syria.
       
  15. Mehanna, S. F., 2005. Population dynamics of the areolate grouper Epinephelus areolatus from the Egyptian sector of Red Sea. 12th International Conference of Union of Arab Biologists, El-Hodayda University, Yemen, November, 2005.
       
  16. Mehanna, S. F., 2005. Population dynamics and management of the Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus at Wadi El-Raiyan Lakes, Egypt. Afr. J. Biol. Sci., 1: 79-88.
       
  17. Mehanna, S. F., 2005. Fisheries assessment of Lake Nasser, Egypt with special reference to tilapia fishery. ICLARM, NAGA: in press.
       
  18. Mehanna, S. F., 2006. Fisheries management of the thinlip grey mullet Liza ramada and golden grey mullet Liza aurata from Lake Bardawil, Egypt. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 10 (2): 33-53.
       
  19. Mehanna, S. F., 2006. A preliminary assessment and management of gilthead bream Sparus aurata in Port Said fishery, Southeastern Mediterranean, Egypt. Tur. J. Fish., in press.
       
  20. Mehanna, S. F., 2006. Lake Bardawil fisheries: current status and future sight. J. Egyp. Ger. Soc. Zool., 51(D): 91-105.
       
  21. Mehanna, S. F., 2006. Fisheries regulations based on yield per recruit analysis for the spotted seabass Dicentrarchus punctatus (Moronidae) at Bardawil lagoon, Mediterranean coast of Sinai, Egypt. The 10th conference about the Egyptian fisheries resources and aquaculture, Alex. Univ.29th October.
       
  22. Mehanna, S. F., and M. Abdallah, 2002. Population dynamics of the rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus from the Egyptian sector of the Red Sea. J. King Abdulaziz University, Mar. Sci.,13.
       
  23. Mehanna, S. F., and A. A. El-Ganainy, 2003. Population dynamics of Sardinella jussieui (Valenciennes, 1847) in the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Indian J. Fish., 50 (1): 67-71.
       
  24. Mehanna, S. F., and A. M. Amin, 2005. Population dynamics of the cuttlefish Sepia dollfusi (Adam, 1941) from the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 9 (1): 1-14.
       
  25. Mehanna, S. F., and F. I. El-Gammal, 2005. Stock assessment of the round herring, Etrumeus teres from the Egyptian sector of Red Sea. Indian J. Fisheries.(waiting reprints).
       
  26. Mehanna, S. F., and F. I. El-Gammal, 2005. Aspects on assessment and dynamics of cuttlefish Sepia savignyi in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. Indian J. Fisheries. (in press)
       
  27. Mehanna, S. F., and F. I. El-Gammal, 2005. Gulf of Suez fisheries: current status, assessment and management. J. King Abdulaziz University, Mar. Sci.,15.
       
  28. Mehanna, S. F., and F. I. El-Gammal, 2006. Population characteristics and reproductive dynamics of the thinlip mullet Liza ramada at Suez Canal Lakes, Egypt. Ind. J. Mar. Sci. (in press).
       
  29. Mehanna, S. F., and G. J. Al-Mahdawi, 2006. First record for syngnathid species (seahorses and pipefishes, family: Syngnathidae) from the Yemeni coast of Red Sea. African J. Biol. Sci., 2 (1): in press.
       
  30. Mehanna, S. F.,; H. M. Haggag and A. M. Amin, 2005. A preliminary evaluation of the status of Southeastern Mediterranean fisheries of Egypt (Port Said region). The 9th conference about the fisheries resources in Mediterranean, Tanta Univ. 2nd October, 2005.
       
  31. Mehanna S. F.; U. S. A. Khalifa and A. M. Amin, 2005. Reproductive dynamics as a fishery management tool for the horse mackerel, Trachurus indicus (Necrasov, 1966) in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt. African J. Biol. Sci., 1 (1): 27-33.
       
  32. Mehanna S. F.; U. S. A. Khalifa and A. M. Amin, 2006. Population dynamics of the greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 10 (1): 111-124.
       
  33. El-Gammal, F. I.; A. S. Al-Zahabi and S. F. Mehanna, 1994. Preliminary analysis of the status of trawl fishery in the Gulf of Suez, with special reference to shrimp fishery. Bull. Inst. Oceanogr. Fish., ARE, 20 (2): 157-174.
       
  34. El-Gammal, F. I. and S. F. Mehanna, 1999. Maximum sustainable yield of the demersal fish resources exploited by trawling in the Gulf of Suez with special reference to shrimp fishery. The role of Science in the Development of Egyptian Society and Environment, 23-24 October, 1999. 198-210.
       
  35. El-Gammal, F. I. and S. F. Mehanna, 2002. Purse-seine fishery in the Gulf of Suez with special reference to sardine fishery. Asian J. Fish.15 (1): 81-88.
       
  36. El-Gammal, F. I. and S. F. Mehanna, 2003. Fisheries management of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Cichlidae) at Wadi El-Raiyan lakes. Bull.Nat. Inst. Oceanogr. Fish., ARE. 29: 51-69.
       
  37. El-Gammal, F. I. and S. F. Mehanna, 2004. The dynamics and exploitation of the population of Liza ramada (Risso, 1810) in Wadi El-Raiyan lakes, Egypt. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 8 (3): 35-51.
       
  38. El-Gammal, F. I. and S. F. Mehanna, 2005. Population dynamics of white shrimp Metapenaeus stebbingi (Nobili, 1904) at Lake Timsah, Egypt. Asian J. Fish.(in press).
       
  39. El-Gammal, F. I. and S. F. Mehanna, 2005. Fisheries management of invertebrates in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt. Agriculture and Marine Sciences Journal, Sultan Qaboos Univ., 10. (in press)
       
  40. El-Ganainy A. A. and S. F. Mehanna, 2003. Resource assessment and management prospective of two nemipterid species (Nemipterus japonicus and N. zysron) in the Gulf of Suez. Bull. Inst. Oceanogr. Fish., ARE. 29: 15-29.
       
  41. Khalifa, U. S. and S. F. Mehanna, 2005. Precautionary target reference points (TRPs) for carangid fisheries management in the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, Egypt. Egyp. J. Aquat. Biol.& Fish., 10 (1): 139-150.
       
  
   
• Books:
  Lake Bardawil (As a part of project for the conservation of wetland and coastal ecosystems in the Mediterranean region, MedWetCoast).
   
• Sharing in the following research projects
  1. Stock assessment of fish resources in the Red Sea with special reference to the Gulf of Suez.
  2. Stock assessment of fish resources in the Suez Bay, Northern part of the Gulf of Suez.
  3. Stock assessment of fish resources in Wadi El-Raiyan Lakes.
  4. Ecology and fish resources management in lake Timsah and Bitter lakes, Suez Canal.
  5. Stock assessment and fisheries management of invertebrates with special reference to shrimp and the destructive impacts of trawl fishing in the Egyptian Red Sea Coast (PERSGA, Geddah).
  6. Ecology and Stock assessment of fish resources in the Foul Bay, Southern Red Sea (PI).
  7. Ecology and fisheries of Lake Bardawil (Academic Egyptian Society for Environment)