As a result of a series of meetings held since September by the Moroccan Fisheries Ministry within the framework of consultations bringing together operators and professionals of the fisheries sector, The resumption of octopus fishing will be fixed on the 15th of next December after the evaluation of the stocks and with regards to the quota which will be decided.

To determine the situation in the fisheries sector, the Scientists in charge of fisheries undertake at present a work of data analysis and refinement of the maps of the fishing zones which were achieved within the framework of a national study made by Spanish specialists...

During the first half of 2004, exports to the European Union (EU) of U.S. surimi increased 53 percent by volume, to 12,219 metric tons (MT), and 35 percent by value, to $19.2 million, compared with exports during January-June 2003. The twelve-month exports for calendar year 2003 totalled 19,893 MT valued at $33.8 million...