Morocco's fishing sector sets octopus fishing quota

Laayoune: Mohamed Slimani The State Secretariat for Marine Fisheries has finally released, after a long wait, the ministerial decision regarding the determination of the total quota of octopus catches allowed during the winter season of 2025, south of Sidi Ghazi in the Boujdour region. Based on the data, the State Secretariat has determined the total quota of octopus catches allowed during the current winter season, which will start on January 1 and will extend until March 31, at 26,000 tons, distributed among the three fleets active in marine fishing. Based on the data, the ministerial decision allocated a total quota of 16,380 tons to the deep-sea fishing fleet, a quota of 2,860 tons to the coastal fishing fleet, and 6,760 tons to the traditional fishing fleet. The quota also set a non-reviewable 2,800 tons of octopus for the Boujdour sub-unit, the port of Aftissat and Sidi Ghazi, outside the total quota of octopus specified. As for deep-sea fishing vessels, the quota allocated ...