A boy walks past boats docked at the entrance gate of the fishermen's village in the El Max area of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 12, 2014. El Max, where hundreds of boats dart through the canals, has been called the “Venice of Egypt” for its waterways and relaxed atmosphere. Its fishermen, however, worry about how they will make ends meet on meagre earnings they say are being reduced further by polluted waters that are making fishing more difficult. While the government has tried to fix the state's bloated finances by cutting subsidies and reining in spending, some argue the reforms hurt Egypt's most vulnerable who have long relied on a generous system of fuel and food subsidies to supplement low incomes. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Boats are seen moored in front of houses in the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A fisherman sails his boat as he travels under a bridge, which is guarded by the army, to enter the sea at the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Men sew their nets in the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 12, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Fishermen repair boats at the entrance to the fishermen's village in the El Max area in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 12, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Men travel in a boat after fishing at sea at night in the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 29, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A fisherman collects fish from his net in front of his house in the fishermen's village in the El Max area of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 29, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A fisherman repairs his boat at the entrance to the fishermen's village of El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 12, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A fisherman weighs a fish for a customer in the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A fisherman's catch is displayed for sale on the bridge in the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A man grills fish to sell, in front of his house in the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Boats are moored in front of houses in the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

People crowd onto a slide at a public beach during a hot day in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 5, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Egyptians crowd a public beach during a hot day in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 5, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A student walks over a bridge after school near the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A man looks out from his balcony in the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 12, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A bird covered in oil is seen at the fishermen's village in El Max in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

A boy plays under a pipe in the fishermen's village in the El Max area of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

63-year-old fisherman El Hag Saleh shows a picture of himself when he was in the army, at his home in the fishermen's village in the El Max area of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 12, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

63-year-old fisherman El Hag Saleh shows family pictures inside his house in the fishermen's village in the El Max area of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 12, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Om Mostafa, 50, cooks in her kitchen in the fishermen's village of the El Max area in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria October 18, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)

Boats are docked in front of houses in the fishermen's village in the El Max area of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria September 12, 2014. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)