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Publication Date:	16 February 2006
ISBN: ISBN 13:	1-904444-08-3 978-1-904444-08-4
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-- Reviews by the Famous and well Known

This is a book that comprehensively covers what has been long sought after by potential investors and ornamental fish enthusiasts. Amanuel has produced a book, which is one of its kind for the Eritrean Red Sea Fishes. It will be a main reference for future Marine Resource assessment, management and conservation researches that could be done at national or regional levels.
Sammy Mahmoud, Ministry of Fisheries (Head of Research and Statistics Division)

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Commercial Fishes of the Eritrean Red Sea is a comprehensive, multi purpose, both Scientific and Commercial, research product of its first kind on the fishes of the Eritrean Red Sea. Satisfactorily done by young and intuitive fisheries scientists of the new nation.
H.E. Ahmed Haj Ali, Ministry of Fisheries (Minister)

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Commercial Fishes of the Eritrean Red Sea analysed and presented the many years untouched data in the Eritrean Fisheries Data Base System with Scientific, Commercial, management and academic value, the many years marine research experience of the authors is paid off.
Daniel Habteselassie, University of Cape Town (Department of Statisticalsiences)

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Commercial Fishes of the Eritrean Red Sea not only compiles the different taxonomic entries and descriptions, it is unique in providing some valuable information on Eritrean Fisheries during the last 10 or so years after independence. It is a teaching, research and outreach asset; it will give opportunity to a wider audience ranging from fishermen to researchers and decision makers. I would like to commend Mr. Amanuel for taking this bold initiative.
Mebrahtu Atewebrhan, University of Asmara (Marine Biologist)

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An Eritrean product - first of its kind! I'm sure this will set unsaid examples to the rest of us in the scientific community.
Marco Pedulli, University of Asmara (Marine Biologist)

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-- Newspaper and Website Reviews

COMMERCIAL FISH OF THE ERITREAN RED SEA
Meftih (Eritrean Newspaper)

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COMMERCIAL FISH OF THE ERITREAN RED SEA
Hadas Eritrea (Eritrean Newspaper)

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Title: Commercial Fishes of the Eritrean Red Sea, Authors: Amanuel Ghebremichael Tesfamichael and Semere Haile Sebahtu, Publication Date: 16 February 2006.
Preparation of this book has been initiated with the objective of providing a guide to some of the many commercial fishes of Eritrean Red Sea and the marine environment they inhabit. This guide is designed as a working tool for fisheries workers, investors and a general reader who is interested in identifying some of the many different fish species of the Eritrean Red Sea one is likely to encounter in the local market or when snorkeling or scuba diving. More over this book will play a part in the wise and sustainable exploitation of the fisheries resources of the country and hence contribute to global, regional and local conservation of the fishery resources.
The scope of this guide ranges from highly precious and esteemed fishes for both food and aquarium trade, to fishes not preferred for food but otherwise used as bait or fishmeal. A total of 221 species belonging to 63 families from Crustaceans, Cephalopods, Cartilaginous and bony fishes (including ornamental fishes) are described and illustrated with their color pictures. Selection of species was based on data from the Eritrean Fisheries Data Base System, which collects collates and analyses fisheries data collected since 1995. Fresh water fishes are not treated in this book.
General discussion of the families precedes the species description. Each family heading begins with the Latin family scientific name followed by English family common name in brackets. The description, which then follows, contains information on the principal family characteristics; habits and commercial importance indicated by catch statistics, followed by list of common species under the family.
The heading for each species contains scientific names, vernacular English names and local names (where available). After the species name heading follows a color picture of the fish. Most pictures which were not available in our gallery were taken from Dr. John E. Randall’s Red Sea collections, with permission from the Author him self, for whom the authors dedicated this book.
Following the picture of the fish is the species description including the species maximum size usually as total length (unless otherwise specified as standard length or fork length), distribution of the species in Eritrean waters, major fishing grounds of the species in Eritrea, common fishing methods, behavior, habitat and biology, the peak season of availability of the fish, and separate catch proportion estimated from its family (when available).
Since it is comprehended that this kind of guidebook is the first of its kind in Eritrean fishery resources, the authors are subjected to include many facts in the introductory part introducing Eritrea and its fishery considering as the first part of the book.
www.news.asmarino.com

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