Some coastal zone management issues in Morocco  <B>Some coastal zone management issues in Morocco</B><P>A. El Hraiki</B><I><P> Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II, Department of Pharmacie Toxicologie, Rabat, Morocco</I><P> Abstract<P> The geographical situation of Morocco provides the country with a large coastal zone (3500 km) on both the Atlantic and Mediterranean sides. This coastal zone is the most valuable economic and environmental assets of the country. The major economic growth centers in the country are located in these area which is putting a lot of pressure on the coastal environment. In recent years the liberalization of the economy and the adoption of Marketoriented economic program has led to an increase in industrial and agricultural production without putting the protection of the environment as a component of development in these programs. This increase in the production has been associated with an increase in the use of various toxic chemicals that found their way to the coastal waters resulting in deleterious effects to living resources, human activities and hazards to human health.<P> This paper will describes the major coastal uses in Morocco and will put emphasis on some important issues interfering with an integrated coastal zone management.<P>