Madrid is protesting against Morocco because of a fish farm What's the story?

Media sources say that Madrid handed a protest note to the Moroccan embassy, ​​due to the establishment of a fish farm in the waters of the Jaffari Islands. The relationship between Morocco and Spain is witnessing great tension, against the background of the latter hosting the head of the "Polisario" front months ago.

Spanish media reports announced that last week, Madrid handed a protest note to the Moroccan embassy, ​​due to the establishment of a fish farm in the waters of the Chafer Islands.

This came, according to what was reported by the Spanish newspaper, "El Pais", on Wednesday, quoting unnamed diplomatic sources.

The Spanish position comes due to Morocco's establishment of a fish farm in the waters of the Ja'fari Islands in the Mediterranean, close to the coasts of northern Morocco, under Spanish sovereignty, while Rabat considers them occupied islands.

The newspaper, quoting its sources, said that "despite the Spanish government's attempt, in recent months, to avoid friction with the Kingdom of Morocco, with the aim of overcoming a severe diplomatic crisis that has not yet ended once and for all, its foreign minister, Jose Manuel Alparis, considered what happened an illegal occupation of Spanish territorial waters, a threat to the environment and a threat to the safety of maritime navigation.

The newspaper pointed out that the Spanish Ministry of Transport opened an "investigation with the Spanish company Morenot, which supplied and installed marine cages for the benefit of the Moroccan company, the owner of the project."

It added, indicating that it gave the Spanish company a period of "20 days to remove it, otherwise it will be pursued in court, for violating environmental and marine safety rules."

The relationship between Morocco and Spain witnessed a crisis against the backdrop of Madrid hosting between April 21 and early June, the head of the "Polisario" Front, Ibrahim Ghali, with a "false identity" on the pretext of receiving treatment from Corona, which angered Rabat, which accuses him of committing "crimes". war".

The influx of about 8,000 irregular migrants in mid-May, including minors, from Morocco to Ceuta (belonging to the administration of Spain), was further deepened by what Spanish and European officials considered an attempt by Rabat to pressure Madrid, after its "expensive" reception.

Last July, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez appointed Jose Manuel as Minister of Foreign Affairs to replace Arancha Gonzalez Laya, to improve relations with Morocco, according to the two countries' media.

On August 20, Morocco's King Mohammed VI said in a televised speech that his country is looking forward to inaugurating a "new and unprecedented" stage in relations with Spain.