Morocco: Fishing landings drop by 10 percent at Safi Port

The National Fisheries Office revealed that the quantities of coastal and traditional fishing products unloaded at the port of Safi decreased by 10 percent during the first ten months of the current year to reach 41,098 tons compared to 45,609 tons during the same period last year. The office highlighted in its latest report on coastal and traditional fishing statistics in Morocco that the market value of these products increased by 9 percent at the end of last October to reach 268.3 million dirhams compared to 245.7 million dirhams during the same period in 2023. He added that the quantities of surface fish unloaded at the port of Safi decreased by 9 percent at the end of October 2024 to reach 38,078 tons, worth 123 million dirhams (minus 2 percent), compared to 41,788 tons (125.1 million dirhams) during the same period in 2023. The quantities of white fish unloaded also decreased by 18 percent to reach 848 tons worth 46.6 million dirhams (minus 4 percent) compared to 1,034 tons ...