Author(s): Siham Kamel Mohammed & Rana Ali
The issue of fish farming in desert areas is one of the important topics, as it deals with a desert environment known for its sandy soil, scarcity of water and its mild climate throughout the year. Therefore, the implementation of such projects in the desert environment, would work to increase the animal production of fish, which are characterized by high nutritional value, being one of the sources rich in protein, mineral salts and vitamins, as well as achieving the best use of groundwater, which is characterized by clean water microbiologically because it is free from plant pollutants On the other hand, fish farming projects work to create an environmental balance of the natural elements in the desert, absorb unemployment through employment, stabilize the desert environment, and increase the country's national income The research found that each (4) kg of feed produces about (1) kg of meat, and that the number of larvae obtained from each egg meal from the hatchery and placed in fingerling ponds reaches about one million. The return to cost ratio was used to calculate the feasibility of establishing such projects in the desert environment for five basins, each basin area reaching 5 dunams. The results were that investing one dinar as costs would generate an internal return of more than two dinars. Therefore, the trend to raise fish through establishing fish farming projects in desert areas is economically feasible due to the increase in animal production from fish meat, as well as the economic, social and environmental returns that the project achieves.