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The main task of INFOSAMAK is to provide companies, sectorial organizations and governments with information and advice in the fields of production, processing, quality control and marketing of fishery products. It also focuses on meeting the requirements of the decision makers in the fishery and aquaculture sector by providing an effective information system and relevant market analysis.

Since its creation in April 1986, the centre has always focused on meeting the requirements of the decision-makers in the fishery and aquaculture sector by providing an effective information system and relevant market analysis.

INFOSAMAK prioritises the following actions to fulfil this task, namely to:

Provide information on marketing opportunities and supply prospects for fishery products within and outside the region.

Advise on products specifications, processing methods and quality standards in accordance with market requirements.

Plan and coordinate research activities and the collection and dissemination of marketing information for fish and fishery products.

Provide training in marketing techniques to staff from private companies, institutions and fisheries administrations and generally strengthen the national institutions and services responsible for the sector in Member States.

Help to identify new niche markets for products from under-utilised fishery resources.

Saturday 13 March 2010

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HM King Mohammed VI inaugurated, on Tuesday February 2nd in Tangier (Morocco), the Regional Center of Morocco's Institute for Fisheries Research (INRH), worth 45 million dirhams ($ 5.5 mln).
Built on an area of 2740 m², the new facility has administrative blocks, multipurpose rooms, a library, and laboratories specialized in the monitoring of fisheries resources and marine environment, as well as in the analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons.

The center's main tasks include studying marine ecosystems, assessing fisheries resources, and monitoring the marine environment in the northern zone of Jebha-Larache.

The facility's activity also consists in studying and assessing stocks of tuna (bluefin tuna and swordfish), and conducting chemical analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in case of accidental pollution throughout the national maritime area.

HM the King also chaired the signing ceremony of a donation agreement that provides for granting Morocco 4.7 million dollars, as part of the Millennium Challenge Account MCA-Morocco.

Under this agreement, the INRH is committed to ensuring the sustainability of the small-scale fishing and a continuous scientific monitoring of fish resources, as well as contributing to the promotion of scientific research in this field.

Morocco and the United States signed in August 2007 an agreement that earmarked 116 million dollars for small-scale fishing and its structuring activities.

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