Morocco’s fisheries sector has been stirred by controversial remarks from Zakia Driouch, secretary of state for fisheries, who, during a party gathering, mentioned a subsidy exceeding MAD 11 million granted to a professional linked to the National Rally of Independents (RNI).
Industry sources criticized the scale of the support, and the Justice and Development Party filed a formal parliamentary question regarding the legal framework and criteria for such subsidies.
Responding to Hespress, Driouch clarified that the funding is part of aquaculture development programs financed by the Islamic Development Bank, the World Bank, and the EU, targeting projects, not individuals.
She stressed that aid is provided through equipment, not cash, and over 592 beneficiaries, including 12 cooperatives and 570 young people, have been supported.
An industry source from Dakhla countered that the RNI-linked beneficiary denied receiving any direct funds, saying only equipment was provided, calling Driouch’s comments politically careless and a source of unnecessary tension in the sector.
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