15.3.3 Other Gears
The fishers use the dredge gear to collect shellfish. The two major targeted species
are the red shell (Acanthocardia echinata) and the varnish (Venus Chione).
In conclusion, in the Moroccan Mediterranean Sea, some fishing gears are used
by a high number of fishers, such as the longline and trammel nets that are found in
almost all sites. Handline, bottom net, and beach seine are not necessarily used in all
SSF sites.
Other gears are specifics to some SSF sites, like Bluefin handline, used only at
4 SSF sites in the region of Tangier (Table 15.3).
15.4 Fisheries
15.4.1 Main Fisheries: Description, Catches, and Evolution
The number of active boats in the Moroccan Mediterranean area goes from 2337 in
2013 to 3042 in 2018, which represents a 30% increase during this period.
(Fig. 15.9).
Landings of small-scale fisheries have reached 4000 tons in 2018, which represent a 18% decrease with respect to 2017. The catches were relatively stable between
2013 and 2018, with a pick in 2014 (4900 tons). The value of landings has been
rising since 2013 with a slight decrease in 2018 (Fig. 15.10).
Table 15.3 Distribution of fishing gear by region (example)
Region
Gears
Tanger
Longline, handline, jigger, trammel net, bottom net, beach seine
M’diq
Longline, jigger, hand line, trammel net, surface net, bottom net, beach seine, trolling
line, drag
Jebha
Longline, jigger, handline, trammel net, surface net, bottom net, beach seine
Hoceima Longline, jigger, handline, trammel net, surface net, bottom net, beach seine
Nador
Longline, jigger, handline, trammel net, surface net, bottom net, beach seine, trolling
line
2337
2623
2798
2855
3064
3042
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Nbr of acƟfs boats
Fig. 15.9 Number of
operational boats
552
M. Malouli Idrissi and M. Benziane
The fishers use the dredge gear to collect shellfish. The two major targeted species
are the red shell (Acanthocardia echinata) and the varnish (Venus Chione).
In conclusion, in the Moroccan Mediterranean Sea, some fishing gears are used
by a high number of fishers, such as the longline and trammel nets that are found in
almost all sites. Handline, bottom net, and beach seine are not necessarily used in all
SSF sites.
Other gears are specifics to some SSF sites, like Bluefin handline, used only at
4 SSF sites in the region of Tangier (Table 15.3).
15.4 Fisheries
15.4.1 Main Fisheries: Description, Catches, and Evolution
The number of active boats in the Moroccan Mediterranean area goes from 2337 in
2013 to 3042 in 2018, which represents a 30% increase during this period.
(Fig. 15.9).
Landings of small-scale fisheries have reached 4000 tons in 2018, which represent a 18% decrease with respect to 2017. The catches were relatively stable between
2013 and 2018, with a pick in 2014 (4900 tons). The value of landings has been
rising since 2013 with a slight decrease in 2018 (Fig. 15.10).
Table 15.3 Distribution of fishing gear by region (example)
Region
Gears
Tanger
Longline, handline, jigger, trammel net, bottom net, beach seine
M’diq
Longline, jigger, hand line, trammel net, surface net, bottom net, beach seine, trolling
line, drag
Jebha
Longline, jigger, handline, trammel net, surface net, bottom net, beach seine
Hoceima Longline, jigger, handline, trammel net, surface net, bottom net, beach seine
Nador
Longline, jigger, handline, trammel net, surface net, bottom net, beach seine, trolling
line
2337
2623
2798
2855
3064
3042
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Nbr of acƟfs boats
Fig. 15.9 Number of
operational boats
552
M. Malouli Idrissi and M. Benziane