Russia and Morocco extend their agreement on Russian fishing in Atlantic waters

The Moroccan foreign ministry reported that Russia and Morocco extended their agreement on Friday, permitting Russian vessels to fish in Morocco’s Atlantic waters.

The Russian federal fisheries agency’s chief, Ilya Shestakov, and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita signed the agreement in Moscow, the ministry said.

Morocco will establish a yearly catch quota for Russian ships as part of the four-year agreement, it stated.