Arab Mauritanian Fish Company (SAMAK)

SAMAK is a company established in 2016 through a joint investment led by the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) and the Imam Ould Abnou Group, located in the Nouadhibou Free Zone. Its surface fish processing complex was inaugurated in October 2025, covering an area of 15,000 m² with an annual processing capacity of 100,000 tons and a storage capacity of 10,000 tons, making it the largest fish processing plant in North Africa. The company processes mackerel, sardines, and sardinella to produce fish products, fish oil, and fish meal.