This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Rabat
Zakia Driouch, Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests in charge of maritime fishing, presided, Wednesday December 11, 2024, at the headquarters of the State Secretariat in Rabat , a meeting of the Small Pelagic Monitoring Committee, attended by the heads and representatives of the professional bodies concerned (shipowners and fishing industries) and the interim author and general director of the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Director General of the National Fisheries Office, and a number of ministry officials.
In her speech on this occasion, the Secretary of State indicated that this meeting is part of efforts aimed at ensuring the sustainability of fisheries wealth and its preservation in line with the main axes of the Aliotis strategy through participatory approach adopted by the Ministry. with the various professional representations concerned.
Today’s meeting was also devoted to monitoring and proposing measures for the small pelagics fishery for the year 2025, which represents 80% of national discards, with the aim of preserving it, protecting the wealth fisheries, preserve jobs and support activities linked to the fishing industry. .
The Secretary of State also invited the audience to study ways to implement mechanisms to preserve this trap in a consultative framework which requires the strong involvement of all partners to this extent.
The meeting was characterized by the presentation of indicators related to the state of small pelagic fish and by the discussion and study of the different measures and procedures to be taken, particularly in light of the environmental impacts resulting from climatic fluctuations, which are considered among the fish most vulnerable to its repercussions.
It should also be noted that the scientific studies and assessments carried out confirm that the state of the stocks in this fishery remains, in general, balanced.
At the end of this meeting, a set of measures were agreed as part of the management plan for the small pelagic fishery for the next season, including the creation of technical committees with the aim of formulating proposals, measures and recommendations and submit them to the government authority responsible for maritime fishing within a maximum period of two months, in addition to studying the means of implementing them with the aim of preserving the fish stocks affected by this trap .
