
Russia Blocks 56 Tons of Moroccan Fish Over Labeling Discrepancy
Russia has recently blocked a large shipment of fish from Morocco, citing a discrepancy between the information on the labels and that in the accompanying documents.

Russia has recently blocked a large shipment of fish from Morocco, citing a discrepancy between the information on the labels and that in the accompanying documents.

In Nador, the prices of sardines known as the "poor man’s fish" are soaring to the great dismay of consumers. Exasperated, they are taking to social media to denounce the behavior of brokers they hold responsible for this price surge.

The proliferation of brown jellyfish on the Assilah coast is worrying vacationers, who are staying away from the beaches. This situation is undermining tourism as well as fishing in northern Morocco.

In Morocco, the sardine, the " poor man’s fish ", is so expensive that low-income families cannot afford to buy it.

Sardine prices, also known as the "poor man’s fish", have seen a significant increase in the Al Hoceima region, reaching 50 dirhams per kilogram in some sales outlets.

Millions of dead anchovies have recently washed up on the coasts and beaches of Sidi Ifni. A phenomenon that has not failed to raise the concern of local authorities and environmental activists.

The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, expressed his concerns to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, about the naval maneuvers that the Royal Moroccan Navy is preparing to launch in the waters of the Sahara, near the archipelago.

The Royal Moroccan Navy is preparing to carry out naval maneuvers in the waters of the Sahara, off the Canary Islands. An operation that comes after the request of the Advocate General inviting the Court of Justice of the EU to cancel the fisheries agreement with Morocco.

The Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Mohamed Sadiki, held a consultation session in Rabat with experts from the fisheries sector with a view to controlling the prices of seafood products during the holy month of Ramadan.
The fishing village of Tifnit, located in the Souss-Massa National Park, could simply disappear. This is what the authorities have decided.

Spanish fishermen, who held 93 licenses to carry out their activities in Moroccan waters as part of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement , will be the most affected by the end of this agreement on Monday, July 17.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, did not give importance to the Polisario Front’s proposal to issue licenses to Canary Island fishermen so that they can carry out their activities in the waters of the Sahara after the end, on July 17, of the agreement between the EU and Morocco.