September 28,  2020

US$1.4 million for new aquaculture project in Souss-Massa, Morocco

An aquaculture project in Morocco, which could potentially produce more than 9,000 tonnes of shellfish and seaweed per year and create about 25 direct jobs, would need an overall budget of DH13 million (US$1.4 million).

The project will be based at Morocco's Souss-Massa region which has more than 20 aquaculture projects in development and more than 4,000 hectares dedicated to aquaculture production spread across four zones. The region's other aquaculture projects includes shellfish farming in Imi Ouaddar, Imsouane, and Tifnit, and with seaweed farming in Sidi Rbat.

Souss-Massa officials were recently in Agadir, southwestern Morocco, to discuss the new project. It involves the establishment of a packaging factory and valuation units for aquaculture products in Imi Ouaddar.

The project aligns with Morocco's national strategy to promote and develop aquaculture, a growing industry in Souss-Massa.

- Morocco World News