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Spain and Mauritania meet to discuss the responsible use of marine resources
This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 5 2025.
Spain, a member of the European Union,…
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Harvesting 8% of the world’s octopus supply, Mauritania is a global octopus giant, with an average annual production (2019-2021) of 35,900 tons that is nearly all exported to Spain,…
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Luis Planas, the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has stated that an alternative will be found for the transportation of Mauritanian fish to Spain. Last year this freight suffered delays and losses due to the blockage of the only road from Mauritania to the north by Sahrawi activists. Mr Planas visited the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott to negotiate with the Mauritanian authorities regarding problems related to the renewal of the Euro-Mauritanian fishing agreement.