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Progress made on EU – Morocco Fisheries Partnership

On 18-20 October the 3rd Joint Committee under the 2014 – 2018 EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement Protocol met in Rabat. The Parties assessed the second year of implementation of the protocol: both the fishing activity carried out by the EU fleet and the implementation of the EU support to the Moroccan fisheries sector were reviewed.

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date:  20/10/2016

The outcome was positive on both counts.  The use of the available fishing possibilities was satisfactory for both the EU and Morocco and as much as 74% of the sectorial support funds has been absorbed and directed towards the common objectives.

Both parties expressed their satisfaction with the good progress of the Protocol. They also agreed on and introduced a number of new measures that will make fishing operations more efficient and improve compliance with the mandatory landings. The Parties feel confident that the Protocol will continue to be successful for the rest of its duration.