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European Maritime Safety Agency has selected San Francisco-based satellite data analytics company Spire Global to provide the agency with global satellite automatic identification system (SAT-AIS) data in support its mission to support EU maritime interests.
The new SAT-AIS data, a term to described when satellites are used to detect AIS signals, is expected to complement EMSA’s current SAT-AIS stream by improving coverage, particularly in the Arctic and Antarctic regions. The additional SAT-AIS data stream will also improve EMSA’s service in terms of resolution and detection rate of AIS messages.
EMSA’s mission is to serve EU maritime interests for a safe, secure, green and competitive maritime sector and act as a reliable and respected point of reference for the sector in Europe and worldwide. Through the partnership, EMSA will have better awareness of what, when and where vessels are around the world, according to Spire.
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Dakhla fishing port is one of the country’s key ports, generating 65 percent of national fishing production. The fish market is located next to the port and has been there since 2016. It is among a new generation of large halls such as similar ones in Agadir, Larache and El Jadida. This kind of seafood marketing infrastructure is beneficial to the quality of the product and also gives transparency to the commercial transactions which take place here. 12 kilometres from Dakhl, is the largest fishing village of Lassarga where the Atlantic Ocean and Oued Eddahab bay meet. There are a total of six fishing villages in this area which are dedicated to artisanal fishing boats. More than 3000 of them operate in these fishing villages, including over 1000 in Lassarga alone. They mainly specialise in octopus fishing. There are th
Once all the boxes containing different types of fish are weighed at the fish market next to Dakhla fishing port, the brokerage begins.
It starts almost every day at 9 am after the arrival of boats which have been out all night fishing.
Representatives of various fish export companies take their places at the fish market to begin the bidding. Each of them proposes a price and whoever gives the best price takes the fish.
This daily event is very quick, taking less than an hour.
Lahcen Aalaw, a fish export company representative in Dakhla who exports to Italy, Portugal and Spain says:
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