15.5 Socioeconomic Aspects
Taking into account the production aspects as well as economic ones, Small-scale
fisheries is one of the very important sub-sector of the fisheries activities in the
Southern Alboran Sea. The landings of the artisanal fleet in Moroccan Mediterranean ports were 5000 tons in 2017, which represent 15% of the total landed by all the
fishing fleets. According to the information collected by the national office of
fisheries, the importance of this sector is even greater, since the value of sales in
2017 was more than 23 million €, which represents 39% of the total sales in the fish
markets. This great difference between the parts of the catch and its economic value,
which is more than double, is explained by the high value of sales achieved by the
products obtained due to their high quality, and the high demand for many of the
species.
The economic weight of the artisanal sector is quite variable among ports. From
those in which a 100% of the sale comes from fishing products of the artisanal fleet
(Chmaala, Kaa Sras, Ksar Sghir, and Sidi Hsaine, for example). In other ports, the
importance of artisanal fleet is not significant in comparison with other coastal ones,
where the trawlers, purse seiners, and longliners are the most relevant fleets from the
economic point of view (Fig. 15.13). In Tangier port, artisanal activities have
a higher importance, accounting for 17% of total sales; the rest is shared between
the purse seiners (49%) and the longliners (7%) (Fig. 15.13).
In 2018, the ports, which recorded the highest sales values for artisanal fleet were
Tangier (31%) and Al Hoceima (25%) (Fig. 15.14). The volume landed is the same
in these two ports, but the value of species landed is higher in Tangier. The Nador
port is the third important one, with 13% in sales values, mainly due to sales of
Octopus vulgaris (Fig. 15.15).
Direct employment generated by artisanal fisheries in the Moroccan Mediterranean Sea, shows a positive trend in the period 2009–2016 compared to the total
number of employees in all fishing fleet, going from 33.7% to 40.7% (Fisheries
0
200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1200000
Al hoceima
Amtar
Cala iris
Chmaala
F'nideq
Inouaren
Jebha
Kaa Sras
Ksar sghir
MarƟl
M'diq
Mehdia
Nador
Oued Laou
Ras kebdana
Sidi hsaine
Skhirat
Tanger
Landing in kg
Blufine tuna
Octopus
Pagellus bogaraveo
Swordfish
Mackerel
Smooth clam
SARDINE
Frigate tuna
Others
Fig. 15.12 Main species landed in main landing port (2018)
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Taking into account the production aspects as well as economic ones, Small-scale
fisheries is one of the very important sub-sector of the fisheries activities in the
Southern Alboran Sea. The landings of the artisanal fleet in Moroccan Mediterranean ports were 5000 tons in 2017, which represent 15% of the total landed by all the
fishing fleets. According to the information collected by the national office of
fisheries, the importance of this sector is even greater, since the value of sales in
2017 was more than 23 million €, which represents 39% of the total sales in the fish
markets. This great difference between the parts of the catch and its economic value,
which is more than double, is explained by the high value of sales achieved by the
products obtained due to their high quality, and the high demand for many of the
species.
The economic weight of the artisanal sector is quite variable among ports. From
those in which a 100% of the sale comes from fishing products of the artisanal fleet
(Chmaala, Kaa Sras, Ksar Sghir, and Sidi Hsaine, for example). In other ports, the
importance of artisanal fleet is not significant in comparison with other coastal ones,
where the trawlers, purse seiners, and longliners are the most relevant fleets from the
economic point of view (Fig. 15.13). In Tangier port, artisanal activities have
a higher importance, accounting for 17% of total sales; the rest is shared between
the purse seiners (49%) and the longliners (7%) (Fig. 15.13).
In 2018, the ports, which recorded the highest sales values for artisanal fleet were
Tangier (31%) and Al Hoceima (25%) (Fig. 15.14). The volume landed is the same
in these two ports, but the value of species landed is higher in Tangier. The Nador
port is the third important one, with 13% in sales values, mainly due to sales of
Octopus vulgaris (Fig. 15.15).
Direct employment generated by artisanal fisheries in the Moroccan Mediterranean Sea, shows a positive trend in the period 2009–2016 compared to the total
number of employees in all fishing fleet, going from 33.7% to 40.7% (Fisheries
0
200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1200000
Al hoceima
Amtar
Cala iris
Chmaala
F'nideq
Inouaren
Jebha
Kaa Sras
Ksar sghir
MarƟl
M'diq
Mehdia
Nador
Oued Laou
Ras kebdana
Sidi hsaine
Skhirat
Tanger
Landing in kg
Blufine tuna
Octopus
Pagellus bogaraveo
Swordfish
Mackerel
Smooth clam
SARDINE
Frigate tuna
Others
Fig. 15.12 Main species landed in main landing port (2018)
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