# Western Sahara Resource Watch

> Western Sahara Resource Watch estimates that 49,347 tonnes of fishmeal from occupied Western Sahara were shipped to Turkey in 2020 across 15 voyages. That is roughly 30% of Morocco's reported 2020 fishmeal exports.

- Date: 2021-07-19 · published 2021-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Turkey · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46187-western-sahara-resource-watch
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The story describes a shipping flow that is smaller than in 2019, so it has little bearing on global fishmeal supply or price. It is mainly a sourcing and compliance issue.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: neutral
- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Sources

- wsrw.org: https://wsrw.org/en/news/mystery-phosphate-shipment-to-the-usa
- wsrw.org: https://wsrw.org/en/news/turkey-maintains-dirty-fishmeal-imports

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