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

Published 2022년 10월 11일

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The fishing season for red algae in El Jadida province has ended, with over 22,500 tons of seaweed harvested across almost 800 boats and a workforce of around 3,200 divers and 1,800 collectors. The season saw an abundance of high-quality resources, leading to a profitable economic yield. The maritime fisheries have successfully implemented a traceability system and no social incidents were reported. The individual and group quotas were properly managed, contributing to the decline in informal fishing. However, issues such as the lack of solutions for the expired export quota and the unlawful operation of more than one fishing boat by some seaweed fishermen have been raised.

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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). ...

Source: LOpinion