Associates of a fishing company have uncovered a vast network of currency trafficking and smuggling of prohibited fishing equipment, under the cover of maintenance contracts for fishing boats and ships abroad.
In the United Kingdom, supermarkets are facing a shortage of sardines due to poor fishing conditions off the coast of Morocco.
Morocco monitors by satellite all Moroccan and foreign fishing vessels operating off the Moroccan coast, recently stated Zakia Driouich, Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, in charge of Maritime Fisheries.
King Mohammed VI ’s cancellation of the ritual of the Eid Al-Adha sacrifice is not making everyone happy. The "chennaqas" (intermediaries and speculators in the agriculture and fishing sectors) are finding themselves in difficulty.
While the price of a kilo of sardines has reached 15 to 20 dirhams in some markets in Morocco, in Marrakech a young fishmonger is selling it for 5 dirhams. An unfair competition that is causing a lot of controversy.
In Morocco, the price of sardine has reached a record high less than a month before Ramadan, reaching 25 or even 30 dirhams per kilogram depending on the markets. An inflation due, according to professionals, to climate change and the decline in production.
The fishing associations of Murcia denounce the massive import of fish from Morocco. According to them, these products do not comply with European fishing regulations.
Orcas have violently attacked a Moroccan fishing boat, causing significant damage. Attacks by these cetaceans have multiplied in recent times, causing concern among fishermen who fear for their lives.
Zakia Driouich, the Secretary of State for Maritime Fisheries, stated that orca, particularly the Orcinus orca, attacks on fishing boats are neither hostile nor violent, assuring that the government is making efforts to combat this phenomenon.
The European Union fears that the rapprochement between China and Morocco could lead to the conclusion of a fisheries agreement between the two countries to its detriment.
Environmental activists are concerned about significant fish mortality in the course of a coastal river, in the commune of Ksar El Majaz, near Tangier.
Morocco has exported significant quantities of frozen fish to Russia since the beginning of this year, becoming the second largest supplier of seafood products to that country.