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dairy products, or wool, but also laying hens, broiler chickens and turkeys for the production of
white meat and eggs. This production reached 19 200 quintals of red meat and more than 140
000 quintals of white meat in 2015 (MADR, 2016). The production of fodder is equally important
as it constitutes the main source of livestock feed. In 2016, approximately 8 650 ha of fallow
fields (mowed, grazed and natural grasslands) were exploited for the production of about 480
000 quintals of natural and artificial fodder, which corresponds to 1% of national production
(ONS, 2016).
2.7.3.2. Forestry
Aleppo pine is the most common species in Tipaza, estimated at about 56% of the total forest
area, followed by holm oak at 17% and cork oak at 7% in the western region (Conservation des
Forêts/Tipaza, 2020). The forest-related operation in the wilaya of Tipaza include silvicultural
work, forest plantations at a rate of 112, 20, and 97 ha respectively. In addition to ad hoc
operations, such as trees cutting and removal following wildfires, which reached 707.88 ha in
2018. This sector also allows the region to enjoy various activities, such as beekeeping
occupying more than 200 ha, or the planting of fruit trees.
The wilaya also has 11 classified forest projects or those in the process, with a total projected
area of 177 ha in the municipalities of Hadjout, Sidi Ghiles, Sidi Amar, Damous, Hadjret Ennous,
Tipaza, Chaiba, Bouharoun, Koléa, Ain Tagourait and Attatba (Monographie/Tipaza, 2020).
The production and processing of forest products can be summarized as follows: Timber (692
m
3
), industry (25 m
3
) and firewood (322 m
3
), as well as more than 56 tonnes of other products,
such as aromatic and medicinal plants, and cork (Monograph/Tipaza, 2020).
2.7.3.3. Fishing
The coastline of the wilaya of Tipaza extend between the municipality of Damous in the East
and the municipality of Douaouda in the West at 123 km. This wilaya currently has five fishing
ports, namely Gouraya, Cherchell, Tipaza (also a marina), Bouharoun and Khemisti (considered
a fishing shelter). These ports shelter 866 fishing vessels, namely small-scale (546), sardine
vessels (230), trawler (80), and tuna (10) (ONS, 2019), representing about 15% of the national
fleet. With this fleet number the wilaya of Tipaza ranks at the top of the 14 coastal wilayas,
where the largest number of vessels is held by Buharoun port.
This fleet land an average annual fish production of more than six thousand tonnes
corresponding to 7% of the national average production (ONS, 2013; 2016; 2019). However,
fishing in Tipaza has experienced a considerable decline estimated at 33% (2009-2019) similar
to the national trend estimated at -11% (ONS, 2013; 2016; 2019).
Fishing is also practiced in the terrestrial lands in Tipaza, mainly at the level of the Boukerdane
dam with a production of 3.8 tonnes in 2014. In addition to fishing, the aqua farming activity in
the wilaya of Tipaza includes three companies, two of them are specialized in oyster farming
with a production of approximately 532.6 tonnes in 2019 (DPRH Tipaza, 2020), and one fish
farming company with a production of five tonnes in 2019 (DPRH Tipaza, 2020).
2.7.3.4. Tourism
The natural landscapes, the geographical situation bordering the Mediterranean, the historical
and cultural heritage of the wilaya of Tipaza, give it undeniable assets favorable to the
dairy products, or wool, but also laying hens, broiler chickens and turkeys for the production of
white meat and eggs. This production reached 19 200 quintals of red meat and more than 140
000 quintals of white meat in 2015 (MADR, 2016). The production of fodder is equally important
as it constitutes the main source of livestock feed. In 2016, approximately 8 650 ha of fallow
fields (mowed, grazed and natural grasslands) were exploited for the production of about 480
000 quintals of natural and artificial fodder, which corresponds to 1% of national production
(ONS, 2016).
2.7.3.2. Forestry
Aleppo pine is the most common species in Tipaza, estimated at about 56% of the total forest
area, followed by holm oak at 17% and cork oak at 7% in the western region (Conservation des
Forêts/Tipaza, 2020). The forest-related operation in the wilaya of Tipaza include silvicultural
work, forest plantations at a rate of 112, 20, and 97 ha respectively. In addition to ad hoc
operations, such as trees cutting and removal following wildfires, which reached 707.88 ha in
2018. This sector also allows the region to enjoy various activities, such as beekeeping
occupying more than 200 ha, or the planting of fruit trees.
The wilaya also has 11 classified forest projects or those in the process, with a total projected
area of 177 ha in the municipalities of Hadjout, Sidi Ghiles, Sidi Amar, Damous, Hadjret Ennous,
Tipaza, Chaiba, Bouharoun, Koléa, Ain Tagourait and Attatba (Monographie/Tipaza, 2020).
The production and processing of forest products can be summarized as follows: Timber (692
m
3
), industry (25 m
3
) and firewood (322 m
3
), as well as more than 56 tonnes of other products,
such as aromatic and medicinal plants, and cork (Monograph/Tipaza, 2020).
2.7.3.3. Fishing
The coastline of the wilaya of Tipaza extend between the municipality of Damous in the East
and the municipality of Douaouda in the West at 123 km. This wilaya currently has five fishing
ports, namely Gouraya, Cherchell, Tipaza (also a marina), Bouharoun and Khemisti (considered
a fishing shelter). These ports shelter 866 fishing vessels, namely small-scale (546), sardine
vessels (230), trawler (80), and tuna (10) (ONS, 2019), representing about 15% of the national
fleet. With this fleet number the wilaya of Tipaza ranks at the top of the 14 coastal wilayas,
where the largest number of vessels is held by Buharoun port.
This fleet land an average annual fish production of more than six thousand tonnes
corresponding to 7% of the national average production (ONS, 2013; 2016; 2019). However,
fishing in Tipaza has experienced a considerable decline estimated at 33% (2009-2019) similar
to the national trend estimated at -11% (ONS, 2013; 2016; 2019).
Fishing is also practiced in the terrestrial lands in Tipaza, mainly at the level of the Boukerdane
dam with a production of 3.8 tonnes in 2014. In addition to fishing, the aqua farming activity in
the wilaya of Tipaza includes three companies, two of them are specialized in oyster farming
with a production of approximately 532.6 tonnes in 2019 (DPRH Tipaza, 2020), and one fish
farming company with a production of five tonnes in 2019 (DPRH Tipaza, 2020).
2.7.3.4. Tourism
The natural landscapes, the geographical situation bordering the Mediterranean, the historical
and cultural heritage of the wilaya of Tipaza, give it undeniable assets favorable to the