Expectations of Beneficiaries: At several locations the intended beneficiaries are not yet using the improved facilities constructed by the Project. There was insufficient space at both Agadir and Mohammedia to construct enough lockers to accommodate all the boats registered at these ports. The cooperatives responsible for allocating these facilities have been reluctant or unwilling to do so. This is difficult for outsiders – MCC, MCA Morocco and Morocco’s National Fisheries Office (ONP) – to understand given that the cooperatives were well aware of the situation prior to the start of construction. In retrospect it appears that the Project did less than it should have to help the cooperatives at each location make acceptable allocation and rationing decisions and to manage the expectations of their members. Thus far ONP has been unable to resolve these problems during the Post-Compact period.
Lesson Learned