India, Morocco to sign MoU for cooperation in fisheries

New Delhi, Jul 24 (UNI) The Cabinet today gave approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Morocco for cooperation in the field of marine fisheries.

This would facilitate cooperation in the field of marine fisheries in order to set the principles and methods for the implementation of cooperation in training, technical and scientific research in marine fisheries and fish process industry fields.

The MoU proposes to attach particular attention to the maritime training for the staff through the establishment of common programmes of training and qualification in the fields of fishery and aquaculture.

It further proposes cooperation between the two sides to promote the collaboration, management and achievement of scientific research programmes developed by their research institutes in the areas of aquaculture and fish resources assessment as well as the improvement of their management, exploitation and marketing, for the establishment of a marketing system in particular for the all the distribution of these products intended for the respective markets.

The MoU also proposes that both the sides shall encourage the partnership between professionals in the fields of fisheries and related activities.

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