The marine fishing sector in Morocco adopts a biological rest for sardines

Published 2022년 12월 29일

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests in Morocco has announced a month-long biological rest period for sardines starting from January 1, 2023. This decision, aimed at protecting sardine stocks from depletion, includes the suspension of sardine fishing activities in the Central Atlantic trap and the southern Atlantic fishery throughout January. The ministry will monitor the effectiveness of this measure and may adjust the rest period based on the sardine population. This initiative was prompted by reports of sardines in reproduction, with a group of sea professionals and companies in the port of Tan-Tan calling for a halt in fishing to ensure the sustainable management of fish stocks.

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests - the fishing sector - responded to the demands of a number of professionals, by adopting a biological rest period for sardines for a full month, starting from the 1st of next January until the 31st of the same month. In this regard, the Ministry of Will issued three ministerial decisions, concerning the suspension of sardine fishing activities, throughout the month of next January. In detail, the first decision, bearing No. 22/5, concerned the adoption of a biological rest period for sardines in the Central Atlantic trap from the “Taghnage” area of the Agadir Fishing Commission, to the borders of “Cape Boujdour” of the Fishing Commission of Laayoune. As for the second decision, 22/6, it relates to the adoption of a biological rest period for sardines in the southern Atlantic fishery from “Cape Boujdour”, which is under the influence of the Fishing Delegation in Boujdour, to “Cape White” in Dakhla. The ...

Source: جريدة الأخبار المغربية