Russia has distributed international quotas for fishing in the waters of Morocco

The Federal Fisheries Agency has distributed among Russian users international quotas for catching aquatic biological resources in the waters of Morocco, which are provided within the framework of a bilateral intergovernmental agreement. In particular, fishing will be carried out in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Russia and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on cooperation in the field of marine fisheries dated September 14, 2020 and October 14, 2020 and agreements within the framework of the first session of the Russian-Moroccan Mixed Fisheries Commission. For the first year of the agreement, the total limit is 80 thousand tons of sardines, sardinella, mackerel, horse mackerel and anchovy. Rosrybolovstvo was accepting applications from users from April 26 to May 24, 2021. For reference: The new four-year agreement is the eighth since 1992. It creates a legal framework allowing a fleet of 10 Russian vessels to fish for small pelagic fish beyond 15 ...