Thirteen Croatian firms are participating in a fishing fair that opened on Wednesday in the Moroccan city of Agardir, the daily newspaper Vjesnik writes.

The majority of the Croatian firms specialize in the production of fishing boats, fishing equipment and the processing of fish products.

Moroccan king Muhamed VI. visited Croatian stands paying special attention to the motors for smaller fishing boats on display by companies Perkovic from Matulje and Scam-Marine from Viskovo.

Moroccan fishermen are interested in these kinds of motors and Croatians are expecting to do good business, the daily writes.

Moroccan fishermen catch some 1.2 milion tonnes of fish each year. Currently several thousands of fishing boats are in need of modernization or replacemtn due to stricter regulations on European markets