16/07/2018
was one of the most popular fish in Morocco!
He was present especially In the largest rivers of the country like , , , ...!
He traveled all the oceans to return to his birthplace to give new generations a life and it was every spring! we also called spring: !
But the fishermen and their excessive fishing kill this natural balance!
Where my father grew up and where I had the opportunity to taste all the traditional dishes of this fish!
the traditional fishermen respected the ecosystem and waited until the climbed the top of the river, fertilizing its eggs and returning to the Mouth Of The river to start the fishing season!
But what these poor fisherman were repeating was not at all the behavior of the traders who prepared the fishing nets and cut the path of the from his entry to the river and even before crossing the mouth of the river ! ...
before they fertilize even before they smell the water of their origin ! ... despite the attempts of the small fishermen who cut the nets in the middle of the night to let some fish pass this border of massacre ! But they was others in all the way of the road
Unfortunately, this species has totally disappeared from Morocco since the 90s except for one river that if you are lucky, you will meet some still alive
It is not only the fishermen but in general the man who did not stop positioning dams all along the major rivers of Morocco!
Like as we lived in the Texas desert and we are in total drought ! as if we need energy ... As ...
You can not feel this pain if you did not go to this species ! ... if you have never had the opportunity to taste this beautiful fish
Morocco has made a symbol and even produced a stamp to pay homage to this fish!
And we, too, pay homage to all the rivers devastated because of man!
the is not the only fish disappeared from the Moroccan rivers, , , , , , , ...
And I am a witness ...
I fished when I was a Child !
There was so much fish in River that we sorted our peach by :
the size of the fish! if they are small they are returned to the water, if the fish and full of eggs is returned to the water!
This is what the Big Raiss (The Greatests Fishermen) have taught us since our childhood.
today we dont fish in rivers anymore !
today we dont fish Around the sea coasts of Rivers !
Because we say "The fish that will be caught, may be the last in this region!"
it's too sad
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