One of the strategic axis of the fishing sector development policy in Morocco is the sustainability of fishing resources. The rational management of the resources and their sustainable exploitation ensure the protection and
sustainability of the species for the generations to come. Morocco's fishing policy complies with the international context of sustainability by following the guidelines of the code of conduct for responsible fishing emitted by the FAO.
Thanks to its upstream and downstream training effects, the maritime fishing sector in Morocco represents an economic and social development center.
The policy of Morocco seeks to establish bases for the long-term viability, conservation, management and rational exploitation of fishing resources as well as the limitation impact of the fishing activities on the environment and fishing capacity adjustment.
The management of Morocco's fishing sector is based on an efficient scientific research, an evolving regulatory system, effective management plans, a continuous monitoring and control of the fishing activities, an adjustment and modernization of the fishing effort, an institutional desire to develop aquaculture as a means of growth, a delimitation of marine protected areas to preserve the biodiversity of the marine environment.
Morocco also established a Higher Council for the Safeguarding and Exploitation of the National Fishing Heritage.
It represents a consultation framework of scientific experts, professionals, operators and authorities.
