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¹ National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Cairo, Egypt
² Fish Nutrition Research Laboratory, Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture. Cairo University
³ Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Egypt
⁴ Inkoa Sistemas Sl, Ribera de Axpe 11, Edificio D1, Dpto 208. 48950 Erandio, Bizkaia, Spain
⁵ Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
⁶ Innovative Agriculture Research Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand DOI : 10.4194/TRJFAS27802 Viewed : 51 - Downloaded : 58 The aquaculture industry in Egypt has witnessed rapid development as a result of the Egyptian government's plans over the past years to encourage increased investment from the private sector. However, the future development of the aquaculture industry in Egypt depends to a large extent on addressing water quality issues representing, amongst other, one of the most important limitations for increasing production. In the present study, market research was conducted aiming at identifying the willingness to adopt novel technologies in addition to identifying the main constraints and problems affecting the fish seed hatcheries sector in Egypt. The results were collected via surveys and field interviews on 20 fish hatcheries in the top 12 largest fish producing governorates in Egypt. Our results indicated that water source and quality were the most prominent contributing factors on seed hatcheries production losses. Furthermore, at present, most of the tasks related to fish seed production, including monitoring water quality parameters are done manually. Overall, our results indicated that 85% of interviewed hatcheries consider that new technological media such as, e.g. automated water monitoring and control systems, could have a positive impact in productivity while 90% is aware of the potential of new technologies to decrease the environmental impact of the sector. In conclusion, the fish hatcheries sector in Egypt perceives new technologies as suitable means to face currently existing challenges and to contribute to its sustainable expansion. Keywords : Marketing patterns Fish hatcheries Cost effectiveness Identifying the capacities