Estimated costs and returns for commercial cage production of fingerlings and table-size mullet (Mugil cephalus) in Dakhlia Governorate, Egypt

Abstract

Large scale cage culture of mullet is new practice in Egypt and have not economically evaluated. The aims of this study are: to assess the economic potential of the actual practices of private mullet cage operations in Manzala Lake; estimate costs, returns and performance indicators based on growth stage (initial size) and cage volumes; test sensitivity of mullet cage culture to changes in selling price combined with change in production levels or production costs.