(MENAFN- Morocco World News) King Mohammed VI inauguratedTuesdayin the El Argoub municipality (southern province of Oued Ed-dahab) the “Azura Aquaculture” farm.
This aquaculture project which required an overall budget of MAD 81 million is part of the national Halieutis strategy developed in accordance with the guidelines of King Mohammed VI and aimed at upgrading the different stages of the value chain of the fisheries sector and improving its competitiveness and performance. Besides the socio-economic development of the local region the project will contribute to improve the sustainability of resources promote farming processing and marketing of nearly 970 tons of oysters clams and abalone and to decrease animal health risks related to the import of these species. Featuring state-of-the-art equipment “Azura aquaculture” houses notably a two-hectare farm boasting facilities for water filtration phytoplankton production spawning and fertilization a laboratory a micro-nursery area and a nursery. This project is part of the aquaculture development plan in the Dakhla-Oued Ed-dahab region (2015-2020) one of the flagship projects of the new development model of the southern provinces launched by King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the 40thanniversary of the Green March. This regional aquaculture development plan provides for the establishment for a total investment of MAD 2.8 billion of 878 production units over three identified geographical areas namely the Bay of Dakhla (520 units) the Bay of Cintra (243) and the area between these two bays (115). Expected to generate some 3350 direct jobs these projects suprevised by the National Agency for Aquaculture Development (ANDA) will be carried out over an area of 6556 hectares and will eventually reach a total annual production of 115450 tons. These various aquaculture projects reinforce the Halieutis plan that aims to make the fisheries sector a real engine for the sustainable growth of the national economy and increase its contribution to GDP to MAD 21.9 billion by 2020 and generate some 115000 direct jobs. MWN with MAP
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