FISH SOURCES

Fish Sources values quality and responsibility and thus is in strict compliance with all mandatory health and export licenses, including European standards, Canadian federal regulations, provincial regulations, and FDA. Our exports now proudly reach markets around the globe. Today, the plant produces over 100 types of seafood products, with capabilities of processing and freezing 60, 000-80, 000 lbs per day. The marine fisheries sector is one of the main pillars of Mauritania’s economy. The total marine catch, by the approximately 3 816 national vessels of the industrial and artisanal fishery, was about 967 706 tonnes in 2018. The quantities effectively landed in Mauritania originated mostly from artisanal catches and a part of the industrial catch which is transformed at local factories. Several of the important fishery resources are shared with neighboring states (Senegal, Morocco, ..) Traditionally, more than 95 percent of catches from the Mauritanian EEZ are exported. The export value of fisheries products was estimated at about USD 828 million in 2017. However, the main commercial transactions are linked to the selling of fishing licenses to foreign fleets, rather than fisheries products.