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Kamaran Island is the largest Yemeni island in the Red Sea. The 108 km² island is 18 km long and 7 km wide and is strategically located at the southern end of the Red Sea. The coastal waters of Kamaran Island \ are also characterized by their high level of primary and secondary production, making them an important feeding and nursery ground for marine species. The Yemeni marine fisheries, especially on Kamaran Island, have been subjected to overfishing by commercial fishing vessels. Therefore, we seek to implement this project in order to protect marine natural resources and restore their habitats. It is also a means of increasing the economic returns from fisheries agriculture.
After making thorough research and through consultative meetings with the people in the area, We identified fish farming in lake of Kamaran Island (large lake 500m2 size) as main aspect that can help to reducing hunger and poverty in the developing world. It benefits; both the rural and urban poor.
Lake (Pond)
The fish farming will be in large lake 500m2 size.
Irrigation
A pond requires water. The easiest method to fill a pond with water in the Kamaran district, Hodeidah city, Yemen is via shallow-boring up to 150 feet. The Department of Fishery Ministry provides complimentary boring facilities for projects in Hodeidah city because of the poverty level of the people in the region. A boring machine as well as a 5-kva generator is provided by the Fishery Ministry. Stakeholders are required to supply the diesel required to run the generator, which the stakeholders have agreed to do at their own cost.
Fingerlings Fish
The initial fingerlings fish to start the fish farming venture. 5,000 baby fish which are between 15 and 30 days old, and which should be measured at 1 kg. for every 100 fish, for them to be considered healthy. Six types of local

Fish will be farming, namely, Shrimps (Penaeus semisulcatus and Metapenaeus monoceros), cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis), commercial fish (Mugil cephalus (Mullet), Lethrinus lentjanobia and Cobia (Rachycentron canadum).

PROJECT OBJECTIVES
1. The objective of the project is to assess the economic and technical feasibility of implementing low cost/low pressure micro fishing technique in Yemen on a pilot basis in selected water-deficit areas and to introduce the concept of “Kit” to the fishing agriculture sector in Yemen. The project will demonstrate and promote appropriate low cost/low pressure micro fishing techniques, provide training to technicians and fishing on the new techniques, assess their feasibility, and draw lessons and recommendations for long term:
Objectives of the project are:
Selected number of tools are installed on a selected number of fish landing sites according to the number of people living in the area;
• Selected number of technicians is trained on low cost/low pressure good fishing techniques;
• The performance of the new techniques for one season is monitored; and conclusions and recommendation are drawn on the feasibility of implementation and the possibility of extrapolation to other fishing landing sites.

Implementation
With the critical mass pre-requisites fulfilled, the actual fish farming will include cultivating baby fish in the smaller pond for usually three months after which they are transferred to the bigger pond. Not all fish are expected to grow to the desired transfer size, and therefore only the fish that are big enough will be transferred from the smaller
pond to the bigger pond. Smaller fish are left to feed more and grow bigger in the smaller pond. After approximately another three months in the bigger pond, the fish can be caught and sold. In essence, on the average, a fish farming lifecycle lasts six months in terms of aquaculture.

Monitoring & Evaluation
Monitoring will be performed via regular visits by project coordinator. Passbooks at the working level and spreadsheets at the official level will continue to collect data which can be analyzed on demand. A fish farming expert from the Department of Fishery will also aid us in the monitoring with visits as required. Evaluation checkpoints will be at the initial three-month and six-month stages, in addition to the milestone dates as listed on the timeline. The size and health of the fish will be the main indicators.

The training activities include:
• Introductory workshop to explain low cost fish farming methodology techniques.
• In country training on low cost fish farming methodology techniques for national staff and selected fish farmers who will later become trainers for other fish
farmers in their own communities.
• Field days for all fish farmers and demonstrations at the Marine Research Authority for interested fish farmers.
• End of project workshop to share findings and results of the project and to draw recommendations.