Morocco: Extending the biological rest period for octopus fishing

Laayoune: Mohamed Slimani The State Secretariat for Marine Fisheries issued, on Wednesday afternoon, a ministerial decision extending the biological rest period for the octopus fishery until December 31. Based on decision No. 73/24, the resumption of the winter octopus fishing season will start on January 1 for all three fishing units, after it was scheduled to start on December 16. The timetable for the departure of the various fishing units was set, in order to access the octopus fishery development unit south of Sidi Ghazi, as the deep sea fishing fleet can depart from the port of Agadir, 48 hours before the resumption of fishing, from the port of Tan Tan 36 hours before, and from the port of Laayoune 16 hours before. As for coastal fishing boats, they are authorized to depart from the port of Tan Tan 36 hours before the resumption of fishing, and 16 hours before the port of Laayoune, while all traditional fishing boats in Dakhla and Boujdour are allowed to depart for the trap ...