Morocco’s fisheries exports got to a record $2.7 billion in 2022.
Morocco and Mauritania signed a method on cooperation in fisheries research study on Saturday, throughout the sixth Halieutis Fair in Agadir, which is devoted to the fishing industry.
The signing ceremony was chaired by Moroccan Minister of Agriculture and also Fisheries Mohammed Sadiki, together with Mauritania’s Preacher of Fisheries and also Maritime Economy Mohamed Abidine Mayif.
Extra especially, the arrangement looks for to improve collaboration in between Morocco’s National Institute of Fisheries Research Study (INRH) and the Mauritanian Institute of Oceanographic Research and also Fisheries (IMROP).
Director of the INRH Faraj Abdel Malek and Supervisor of the IMROP Hafedh Ejiwen authorized the protocol, which will apply dedications previously agreed on in a scientific research study collaboration arrangement from 2022.
It additionally looks for to improve the processes of assessment of fish stocks, in addition to their bio-ecological studies. Biodiversity, eco-friendly habitats, and “environment as well as anthropogenic disruptions” are anticipated to be key locations of partnership under the method.
Both celebrations will function to harmonize their methods of accumulating and processing details, and also concentrate more research on usual problems in tank farming that are of relevance to both nations.
The Halieutis Fair ran in between February 2-5, as well as combined more than 200 exhibitors from 48 various countries to discuss the various obstacles as well as advancements dealing with the fisheries field.
Kept in its sixth edition, the 2023 fair is running under the style “Lasting Fisheries and Aquaculture: levers for an inclusive and effective Blue Economy.”
The fishing industry is among Morocco’s essential fields. In 2022, the country’s fisheries exports reached a document $2.7 billion, reflecting boosted demand for the country’s products abroad.
Morocco is the world’s largest merchant of specific items such as canned sardines and also semi-preserved anchovies, driving home the relevance of the field concerning its economic competition.
Last Updated: 05 February 2023
