p. 179 - 185 CATCH OF SURROUNDING NET IN SALLOUM BAY W. F. Wadie Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Alexandria, Egypt Abstract By using surrounding net the author established that the Salloum Bay is rich in fish production (on an average 883 kg/ skip/night). The dominant species in the studied area are: Sardinella aurita, Boops boops, Scomber japonicus and Trachurus mediterraneous.