Morocco controls its sea by satellite

Morocco will start controlling its territorial waters with a satellite system, it was officially announced in Agadir.

The minister of fisheries told the media Wednesday the system will be operational in 45 days. It is a very performing system that is only adopted by Portugal and is not yet operational.

The minister added that after negotiations with the European Union failed to obtain a financing for this devise, the Moroccan government decided to pay for all expenses.

The system will help Morocco monitor fishing activities in its territorial waters to prevent foreign ships from operating in Morocco's exclusive zone and fish in forbidden areas, he said. He further announced that the state will allocate more than $20 million (200 million dh) for the modernization of the fishing sector.

He added that the shore development is almost ready and includes the building of 160 fish unloading points, a scheme that will improve living conditions of thousands of Moroccans who make a living on sea activities.