The torrential rains that poured down on the province of Chefchaouen on Wednesday caused significant damage to boats moored in the fishing centers of "Arkoub", "Sidi Yahya Aârab" and "Jnane Niche".
The President of the Andalusia Council, Juanma Moreno, asked the Spanish authorities on Wednesday to "protect the interests of the Spanish fishing fleet in Morocco", following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to annul the fisheries and agriculture agreements between the EU and Morocco .
The Court of Justice of the European Union has annulled two trade agreements between Morocco and the EU on Wednesday. This decision will have no impact on the kingdom’s economic exchanges, said lawyer Genevra Forwood.
The European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down its ruling on Wednesday that annuls the fisheries agreement between the EU and Morocco. Spain, whose fishermen are the most numerous to operate in Moroccan waters, will be the most affected by this decision.
Morocco has just launched a major communication campaign in the United States supported by a temporary showroom. This operation, which will take place in the Hudson Yards Public Square & Gardens, aims to promote the exportable offer of the kingdom.
In terms of value, coastal and artisanal fishery products sold in Morocco have seen a 34% increase at the end of the first eight months of 2021. These sales reached a total of 5.99 billion dirhams.
Tensions between Spain and Morocco remain very high. Spanish fishermen express strong concerns about the fisheries agreement between the two countries. Luis Planas, Spanish Minister of Agriculture, tries to allay concerns.
Peach and nectarine producers in countries like Turkey, Morocco or Tunisia will have to increase their exports to Europe. The latter will record the lowest harvest in 30 years.
Four fish processing plants were commissioned on Wednesday in the industrial zone of Dakhla. The inauguration ceremony of these industrial units was chaired by the Minister of Maritime Fisheries, Aziz Akhannouch.
The maritime service of the Civil Guard has stepped up the control of Moroccan fishing boats, in the face of the use of nets by Moroccan fishermen, causing significant damage to marine wildlife. As evidenced by the massacre of dolphins recorded in the waters of Ceuta in recent days.
The Center for the Study and Conservation of Marine Animals (CECAM) announced on Sunday the discovery of a dead dolphin and a dead globicephalus in the usual fishing area of Moroccans in the waters near Ceuta.
A maritime partnership agreement has just been adopted between a Moroccan parliamentary commission and Russia. This document replaces the 2016 agreement, which came to an end in March 2020.