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The Octopus Vulgaris (Moroccan octopus) has grown in importance and success locally and abroad with
consumers showing great enthusiasm for this product thanks to the fact that it is natural and healthy.
The Moroccan octopus is one of the priority and major species in the fisheries sector because of its economic
and social importance. The attention, time and resources that are devoted to study and research the priority
species kept increasing for years. The Moroccan octopus is described as "authentic" because of its natural environment and the expertize dedicated to this species, plus the required traceability, the monitoring and the
control.
The Moroccan octopus, an ambassador of the Moroccan cephalopod from Europe to Asia, either fresh or frozen
is highly esteemed and sought after by gourmets for its organoleptic qualities. The Moroccan octopus lives in the
Atlantic seas of Morocco, an environment that offers an ideal temperature and bottoms that are rich in quarries
and nutrients.