The National Fisheries Office (ONP) said that landings of coastal and artisanal fisheries products at the port of Boujdour have shown an increase of 75% during the first two months of the current year, settling at 10,113 tons (T), against 5,793 T in the same period of 2022.
In its latest report on statistics on coastal and artisanal fishing in Morocco during February 2023, the Office notes that the market value of these products has, moreover, increased by 31% to MAD 130.12 million at the end of last February, against MAD 99.22 million at the same period a year earlier.
The ONP also reported an 84% increase in landings of pelagic fish at the port of Boujdour, to 7,766 tons, with an estimated value of MAD 21.99 million, against MAD 12.29 million/4,216 tons for the previous year (+79%).
Nationally, landings of products marketed from coastal and artisanal fisheries have declined by 36% to 30,201 tons (T) during the month of January 2023.
The value of these landings amounted to MAD 977.31 million, down by 18% compared to the end of January 2022.
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