22,500 tonnes of seaweed are collected under good conditions in Morocco

After a blank year, the fishing season for gelidium sesquipedale, known as red algae, has come to an end in the province of El Jadida. Result: more than 22,500 tons of seaweed, thanks to an arsenal made up of nearly 800 boats and a workforce of some 3,200 divers and more than 1,800 collectors on foot. The year 2022 was marked by an abundance of very good quality resources, to the great satisfaction of fishermen, agrees the majority of professionals approached on this subject. The rate of fishing was very high, resulting in a significant economic yield per boat. "And that's what allowed this season to end in better conditions", continue the same sources. Abdelouhad Moustaïne, president of the Provincial Confederation of Maritime Fisheries in El Jadida, indicated that the delegation of maritime fisheries has indeed succeeded in mastering the traceability system of seaweed along the production chain (fishing, landing, drying, packaging and/or processing, up to export). ...