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Country: Morocco
Institutions
National Contact
Soukaina Zizah
[email protected]
tel. +212 22 298534
Type Services
TOTAL NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS: 7
Type of Institution
Research
University
Consortium of Universities
Govermental Agencies
Government Research Institute
1
5
0
0
0
Private Research Company
Consortium Private Research Company
D & R Institution
Engineering Institute
Other
Research Workforce
Research scientists
Technicians
Training positions
Research
Advisory
Training
Extension
Demonstration
Monitoring
0
0
1
0
0
Investment in Research
Source of Funding
Average of total investment
in aquaculture research
per year
not currently available
EU Funds
Other Public Funds
Private Funds
Other Funds
31
11
44
7
2
7
2
3
2
23%
68%
6%
3%
Projects
Total number
of projects: Projects Relevant to Thematic Areas
7
Product Quality, Consumer
Safety & Health
Type of Project
Research
Development
Other
14%
29%
Technology and Systems
4
2
1
Managing the Biological
Life Cycle
Sustainable Feed
Production
Integration with the
Environment
Aquatic Animal Health
and Welfare
Socio-economics,
Management & Governance
29%
14%
Knowledge Management
Sector
14%
TOTAL PRODUCTION: 1,568 TONS
Major Species
Freshwater S almonids (Rainbow trout,
Brown trout, Brook trout,
Arctic charr, Atlantic
salmon) 1,235
Major Species
Major Species
Shellfish296
Marine ✔
✔
Sea bass
Oysters
Mussels
✔
Pike
✔
Carp
✔
Bass
✔
Tilapia
✔
Eel
✔
Business
37
✔
Sea bream
✔
Meagre
✔
Total number of
companies
26
Workforce in Marine
Finfish and Shellfish
Aquaculture not available
Workforce in
Freshwater
Aquaculture
not available
Sustainable Development Strategies for Aquaculture
Existence of a general national strategy for sustainable development ✔
Existence of local strategies for sustainable development (Ongoing)
Existence of a specific national strategy for aquaculture sustainable development ✔
Existence of local strategies for aquaculture sustainable development ✔
Existence of territorial management plan at the national level (e.g. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)) ✔
Existence of territorial management plan at the local level (e.g. Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)) (Ongoing)
Existence of public policy to promote aquaculture activity ✔
Funds and Credit for Aquaculture
Existence of specific government budgets for aquaculture research and training ✔
Existence of specific bank credit system for aquaculture ✔
Existence of governmental subsidies dedicated to aquaculture ✔
Relationship Between Stakeholders & Government
Existence of formal multistakeholder dialogues at the national level ✔
Existence of official working group or dialogue between government and professional aquaculture organisations ✔ (National)
Existence of informal consultations ✔ (Local)
Services to Stakeholders
Existence of specific national reviews on aquaculture intended for producers ✖
Existence of specific governmental service for aquaculture at the national level (e.g. Office of Fishfarming in the French Ministry of Agriculture ✔
Existence of specific governmental representatives for aquaculture at the provincial level ✔
Existence of extension services for technology transfer at the national level ✔
Existence of permits to access professions in aquaculture ✔
Existence of formal monitoring dedicated for aquaculture (GIS, databases, technical sheets) ✖
Perceived Constraints (for discussion only)
Technical
Availability of wild juveniles ✖
Availability of mollusc seed ✖
Lack of qualified personnel ✖
Slow development of breeding programmes/
genetic approaches ✖
Diseases ✖
Low availability of vaccines and chemotherapeutics ✖
Low development in seafood processing and added
value product development ✖
Lack of technology for offshore farming ✖
Low technological development due to family/small
scale operations ✖
Scarce innovation and scarce adaptive capacity
to market changes ✖
Lack of a multidisciplinary approach ✖
Lack of long term planning for aquaculture
development in marine waters ✔
Overlapping of many legislations and Ministries ✖
Lack of space availability (marine and freshwater) ✔
Limited governmental support for aquaculture development/
promotion (e.g. financial) ✖
Lack of funds for new investment and modernisation ✖
Lack of product promotion ✔
Economic
Predation (mammals, birds) ✖
Pollution threat from other users ✖
Pollution threat from agriculture in freshwater
aquaculture systems ✖
Low environmental quality ✖
Escapees from cages (fish and eggs) ✖
Climate change and extreme environmental conditions
(eg. very low/high water temperature, rainfall) ✔
Algal blooms (anoxia) ✔
Weak market policies ✖
Marketing competition ✔
Limited market ✖
Market price (unstable, low, high) ✖
Weakness of seafood product distribution channel ✖
Fragmentation of the supply (seasonality) ✖
Pressure of import (volume and price) ✖
Import procedures ✔
Export regulations (e.g. CITES) ✖
Lack of market organisation of producers ✖
Lack of appropriate certification schemes
for extensive products ✖
High feed costs ( e.g. high for imported feed) ✖
High investment cost (e.g. for long aquaculture cycles) ✖
Lack of scale economies ✖
High energy costs ✖
Water costs for new regulation (e.g. Water Directive 2000/60) ✖
Governance
Social
Bureaucracy (costs, time for getting licenses, local difference in
the application of law and procedures, limited license period etc.) ✔
Water availability (quotas) ✖
EU and national environmental regulations ✖
Ecosystemic cost (for the maintenance of natural
environment/resources) ✖
High influence of tradition ✖
Conflicts with other sectors (fisheries, tourism, energy sector) ✖
Illegal fishing and consequent sanitary risks for illegal
commercialisation ✖
Low consumer appreciation of freshwater fish ✔
Negative image of aquaculture products in public opinion ✖
Environment