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Opportunities of Investment in Aquaculture Region of the Oriental Content 3 REGION OF THE ORIENTAL, A STRATEGIC POSITION 4 REGION OF THE ORIENTAL, A BOOMING REGION

6 AQUACULTURE OFFER, WEALTH-GENERATING AND JOB-CREATING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES 8 APPENDICES REGION OF THE ORIENTAL, A STRATEGIC POSITION

Located in the East of Morocco, the its geographical position and economic Region of the Oriental covers 90,130 potential. It is an essential interface to square kilometres, which represents more reinforce Morocco’s geostrategic position than 12% of the national territory. This at crossroads between Europe, the region is strategically important, both for Maghreb and the Mediterranean countries.

Location map of the Oriental region

The Oriental region is composed of the Nador, Berkane, Taourirt, Guercif, Figuig prefecture of Oujda Angad (regional and Jerada. capital), and seven provinces: Driouch,

Opportunities of Investment in Aquaculture 3 REGION OF THE ORIENTAL, A BOOMING REGION

The geographical position of the Oriental, Road network its Mediterranean facade and the ongoing The road network of the Oriental region is development of the Nador port zone makes well developed, with a road running along all for an easy access to the European the Mediterranean coast until the Algerian and Mediterranean markets. Besides, border in the South. Besides, the region the development of road infrastructures, is crossed by the 320-km Fez-Oujda linking the region to the rest of Morocco highway. (including to Fez and Tangier), makes Ports it possible to conduct business with this Bni Nsar Port region with great fuidity. Bni Nsar port is located on the Airports Mediterranean coast in the north-south The Oriental region has two international oriented littoral part to the East of the airports: Cape Three Forks, at about 70 km from • Oujda-Angad airport, located at 10 the Algerian border. It is located in the km from Oujda. north-west end of the Sebkha Bou Areg (Mar Chica), immediately south of the port • Al Aroui airport, located 24 km of Mellilia, and more precisely against the south of Nador. frst 900 meters of Mellilia dyke. Rail network It is a fshing, trade and passenger Oujda is connected to Casablanca by a transportation port. It is equipped 650 km long railway. Another single-track for containers stevedoring and can line of 280 km links Oujda to Bouarfa. accommodate 200 meter-long ships. Nador is also connected to the national Ras Kebdana Port network via a 117 km long branch line. There are plans to connect the new Nador RAS Kebdana is a small fshing village West Med port and the new industrial park leaned against the mountain. The port is of Selouane to this line. located at about 400 m east of the rocky point of Ras El Ma.

4 Opportunities of Investment in Aquaculture This cape is a rocky ledge, located at about Industrial parks 60 km east of the city of Nador. The port Oujda Technopole : An industrial can be accessed from the Mediterranean integrated platform, located close to bypass via a large road under construction, Oujda-Angad airport, focused on the crossing through Ras Kebdana village. sectors of renewable energies, non- Saidia Port polluting industries and offshoring. Berkane Agropole : A pole for the grouping Saidia Marina is a yachting port, having at of fruits, vegetables and meat processing present 804 moorings between 7 and 50 industries supply. m, and a minimum draught of 3 m. Selouane Industrial Park : It is dedicated The Marina is part of a tourist complex of to the promotion of industrial production 700 ha, including hotels, a golf course of and aims at strengthening the potential 18 holes, a shopping and leisure center, of the secondary and tertiary sectors as well as villas and apartments. in the region. It targets low-emissions Nador West Med processing industries and light industries with high added value. This new port, under construction, 30 km to the West of Nador, is expected to be a logistics centre. It will have a free export zone as well as a storage centre for hydrocarbons awaiting shipment to Europe. The port will be connected directly to Fez-Oujda highway and to the railway network at the level of city of Taourirt. The businesses of the Oriental region can also have access, by road and rail, to the new port of Tangier Med, considered as one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean basin.

Opportunities of Investment in Aquaculture 5 AQUACULTURE OFFER, WEALTH-GENERATING AND JOB-CREATING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES The aquaculture planning and development taking into account, technical and of the Moroccan coastline constitutes the other factors linked to existing uses. cornerstone of ANDA strategy. Reconciling • Identifcation of the characteristics economic, social and environmental of the environment in the pre- imperatives, this development approach delimitated areas, with a view to provides insight to investors, in search of studying the biodiversity, benthic favourable areas to sustainably develop infauna, water quality (temperature, their aquaculture activities, and keen to salinity, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, invest in a promising sector. turbidity...), as well the oceanographic The aquaculture plans defne the priorities parameters... of implementation of the objectives of • Development of the aquaculture the aquaculture resources sustainable structures plan based on the development policy in the areas technical and biological feasibility considered. study of aquaculture projects and the They lay down the measures likely to identifcation of the areas suitable promote responsible marine aquaculture to the activity exercise, the potential development and management and the species and the breeding techniques. rational, balanced and equitable use of • Environmental impact assessment available areas that can accommodate of the aquaculture development aquaculture activities, bearing in mind plan through the conduct of a the existing aquaculture activities in the comprehensive environmental impact area, as well as maritime fshing and other study. economic activities. Several zones were identifed in the For the development of an aquaculture Oriental region, as potentially viable to plan, ANDA has initiated the following accommodate and promote a sustainable actions: development of the aquaculture activity. • Analysis of the present situation, Indeed, this region has important assets including the mapping of marine and potential, allowing the promotion and terrestrial area occupation and of a sustainable development of the subsequently the pre-delimitation of aquaculture activity. the available areas for the activity,

6 Opportunities of Investment in Aquaculture The areas identifed for the development of Among these areas, 1300 ha remain aquaculture projects in the region are spread available for development of aquaculture over two zones, totalling an area of 1465 ha, projects. for shellfsh, fsh and seaweed farming.

Location map of the areas dedicated to aquaculture in the region

The 56 production units available for the creation of aquaculture farms are distributed by zone as follows:

Number of available Area of each unit Zone Activity production units in Ha 33 25 Fish farming Driouch-Nador 4 15 Shellfsh and/or seaweed farming 3 15 Shellfsh farming 13 25 Fish farming Nador-Saidia 3 15 Shellfsh farming

The geographic location of these production units is detailed in Appendix 1

Opportunities of Investment in Aquaculture 7 APPENDIX 1 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF THE PRODUCTION UNITS

Zone 1: From Driouch to Nador • 3 production units of 15 ha each, dedicated to shellfsh farming. • 4 production units of 15 ha each, dedicated to shellfsh and/or seaweed farming. • 33 production units of 25 ha each, dedicated to fsh farming

8 Opportunities of Investment in Aquaculture Zone 2: From Nador to Saidia • 03 production units of 15 ha each, dedicated to shellfsh farming. • 13 production units of 25 ha each, dedicated to fsh farming.

Opportunities of Investment in Aquaculture 9 APPENDIX 2 TARGET SPECIES AND TECHNIQUES:

Target species (non-exhaustive list) Shellfsh: Oyster, Mussel, Clam, Abalone

Oyster Mussel Clam Abalone

Crassostrea Mytilus galloprovincialis Ruditapes Haliotis gigas and Perna perna decussatus tuberculata

Fish: Meagre, Seabass, Seabream, Amberjack

Meagre Seabass Seabream Amberjack

Argyrosomus regius Dicentrarchus labrax Sparus aurata Seriola dumerili

Seaweeds

Gracilaria 1 Gracilaria 2 Solier’s red string weed

Gracilariopsis longissima Gracilaria multipartita Solieria chordalis

10 Opportunities of Investment in Aquaculture Some used techniques

Species Techniques

Seaweeds

Submerged ropes Textile carpets

Shellfish

Long lines Long lines

Fish

Floating cages

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