Worldfish Center
The WorldFish Center in Abbassa, Egypt has hosted six Borlaug-Ruan International Interns since 2003.
Established in 1977, WorldFish is an international research organization working to eradicate hunger and poverty through research and development to enable small scale fisheries to be more resilient and productive, and to support the adoption of sustainable aquaculture that specifically benefits the poor.
WorldFish carries out research and development in policy, economics and social sciences; natural resource management; aquaculture; and genetic improvement.
Headquartered in Penang, Malaysia, WorldFish has research centers in eight countries in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.
Interns at WorldFish worked alongside renowned international researchers and experts - like Dr. Gamal El-Naggar and Dr. George John - at the WorldFish Center's research labs in Abbassa.
The students also had the opportunity to travel around Egypt with their host families and colleagues to see the pyramids and Great Sphynx, the Nile River, the Red Sea, St. Catherine's Cathedral, King Farouk Palace, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, and the Citadel of Qaitbay in the ancient cities of Giza, Alexandria, and Cairo.
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Student Research Projects
The Impact of Different Feeding Rates on Improved Nile Tilapias (2009)
Investigating Ideal Tilapia Stocking Density (2008)
Researching Growth Conditions for Tilapia Fry (2007)
Determining the Relationship Between Female Weight and Fry Production in Nile Tilapia (2006)
Analyzing the Effects of Fertilizer on Water Quality and Fish Growth (2004)