Morocco hosts African seminar on sea fisheries training

Executives in charge of sea fisheries training from 12 African countries will attend in Agadir, Morocco this November 9 through December 4 a seminar on training in sea fisheries.

The seminar is part of a Moroccan - Japanese joint program to help African countries benefit from the transfer of technologies carried out in the frame of cooperation between the two countries and to set up a tri-partite technical cooperation project.

According to the Moroccan Ministry of Sea Fisheries, the seminar will also seek to consolidate training capacities in sea fisheries in African countries, through workshops and scientific and technical encounters to promote the exchange of knowledge and expertise.

Participants from Angola, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritania, Senegal and Togo will study a training strategy, the organization and management of training centers and conduct study trips.

They will also debate other themes related to regional cooperation, scientific research, Morocco's training system and management and operation of school ships.