Affiliation: Al-Azhar University

Dr. Mahmoud Farrag has a Ph.D. in Marine Biology, (Biology & Ecology of Fishes, 2015) and has obtained a Post-doctoral at Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin, Germany in 2019. Some of the fields of experience include: Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Fish biology, Population dynamics, Fisheries Management, Marine Ecology, Aquaculture (Fresh and integrated systems),  Aquatic toxicology, Projects management, Society development and Sustainable development.
He’s an environmental consultant for the environment and biodiversity in the Ministry of the Environment in Egypt. He’s also an expert and consultant (Environmental and Water Resources) at the Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions in Egypt.

Dr. Mahmoud Farrag is a member of ICCAT group of Egypt (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, Madrid, Spain) Credited by AGENCY (LFRPDA) and a committee member at the National Committee of the Oceanography & Fisheries, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) in Egypt. He’s an expert in Water Resources Management in FAO, GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Dr. Farrag is also the general coordinator for the global association of Al-Azhar graduates in Assiut, Egypt. He’s also in the Supervision & Development Department of the Lab. of Marine Products Technology and food analysis an Executive Supervisor in the aquaponic unit, in the Faculty of Science, an ambassador and a supervisor of a fish farm in Al-Azhar University in Assiut, Egypt. He’s participated in many projects in the Mediterranean Sea, lake Nasser, River Nile and aquaculture, biodiversity and stock assessment. He’s also achieved various environmental studies in biodiversity and impact assessment, supervised various Master’s and doctoral theses and participated in many conferences- workshops, meetings – and trainings. Also, he’s a member of various scientific journals and participated in reports of FAO, IUCN et al.,  in three books and published around 75 manuscripts.

He’s cooperated with universities in Egypt, NIOF, World Fish Centre, AGENCY (LFRPDA) in Egypt., OceanCare, GFCM, FAO, SPA/RAC, IUCN, CIESM.

His maritime and marine qualifications include diving, scientific expeditions (scientific and commercial boats), monitoring biodiversity, invasion, elasmobranches, cetaceans and fisheries’ impact on the bycatch.