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The roundtable “Surf Cities and Villages Morocco” builds on the work initiated during Taghazout Surf Expo 2024, which led to the creation of a steering committee (COPIL) bringing together key players from the surf industry, tourism, local authorities, civil society, and academia.
The 2025 edition marks a decisive step: it aims to formalize the governance of the future label and define its first operational foundations in terms of framework, pilot sites, and support mechanisms. This initiative is fully aligned with Morocco’s national priorities under the Blue Economy program, with the ambition to strengthen the visibility, sustainability, and competitiveness of Morocco’s surf destinations.
Through this process, the label seeks to unite coastal municipalities and their partners around a shared vision, ensure higher standards in site management and visitor experience, and position Morocco as an international benchmark for sustainable surf tourism.

With the researchers:

• Stéphanie CRABECK, HEPH Condorcet (Belgium), ULYSSE Lab-network, Taghazout Surf Expo
• Mokhtar EL MAHOUAL, Ibn Zohr University (Morocco)
• Nawal BENABDALLAH & Oussama ALAMI MARROUNI, International University of Rabat
• John VAN DEN PLAS, EPHEC (Belgium), ULYSSE Lab-network
• Christophe GUIBERT, University of Angers (France)