HM King Mohammed VI launched, on December 7th, 2011, works to develop and immerse a man-made reef off the city of Martil (north of Morocco), worth 37,5 million dirhams.
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The Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament approved during a vote, November 22nd, to extend the Morocco-EU Fisheries Agreement.
Read moreThe EU confirmed that on 7 July 2011 it deposited with the General-Director of the FAO, its instrument of approval of the "Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing". The Agreement obliges signatory states to apply controls regarding activities of vessels not entitled to fly its flag and share information with relevant States, FAO, other international organizations and regional fisheries management organizations.
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Oman and the Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) group, on November 15th, 2011, signed an agreement to set up the Fisheries Support Unit (FSU) center in Muscat.
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José Graziano da Silva of Brazil was elected Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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