On May 26, 2021, the Norwegian Ambassador to Morocco and the FAO-Morocco representative, accompanied by the ANDA team, are on a field visit to Sidi Ifni to learn more about the ecosystem in which the project to support the development of aquaculture professions in Morocco will be implemented, which will help to instill new dynamics in the Moroccan aquaculture sector on the Atlantic coast.
This project, the first of its kind in Morocco, is part of a collaboration between the Department of Marine Fisheries, ANDA, and the FAO, with combined funding of $2.5 million from the governments of Norway and the Netherlands. As a reminder, the project entails the construction of a demonstration/training station for the production of fish and shellfish off the coast of Sidi Ifni, as well as the training of trainers, aquaculture workers, and technicians, in order to meet the sector’s demands and create new job opportunities for Moroccan youth, thereby reducing migration. Through the networking of Moroccan public and private actors with their international counterparts, the initiative also intends to develop Moroccan expertise in the field of aquaculture.