An Analytical Study of The Most Important Problems and Proposed Solutions Facing Fishermen in The Port of Al-Ataka, Suez Governorate

This research aims to identify the degree of problems facing fishermen in the port of Atka in Suez Governorate and to know the proposed solutions to overcome these problems, the data was collected using the questionnaire form through a personal interview, for a random sample of about 159 fishermen by 7.2% of the total number of fishermen working on fishing boats in the purse seine net in the research area. During the month of December 2023, descriptive statistical analysis methods were used, including the use of frequencies, percentages, and relative weight to describe the variables in question, and the most important results reached by the research were:The degree of presence of problems facing the fishermen was represented by environmental problems, which are the problem of overfishing in the Gulf of Suez, and pollution by petroleum waste from cruise ships, with a relative weight of 80.97 and 73.9, In administrative problems, which is the problem of lack of services directed to fishermen, and failure to assist fishermen financially during moratorium periods, with a relative weight of 97.16 and 91.82, In the financial problems, which is the problem of the high prices of oils and fuel, with a relative weight of 91.35. While the degree of technical and guidance problems facing the fishermen surveyed was the problem of the lack of availability of everything new in the field of fishing, and the lack of training courses for fishermen, with a relative weight of 65.56 and 61.79 , The research recommended the executive and guidance authorities to focus on personal sources in the dissemination of guidance recommendations related to innovations in the field of fishing by identifying the people on whom fishermen depend in their respective communities, and developing specialized training programs for fishermen to overcome the problems they face during fishing operations, while facilitating access for fishermen to complete the tasks of the guidance device in the field of fishing.