Professor at Cadi Ayyad University, School of Technology in Essaouira, Morocco. Research interests are: - Modeling of biogeochemical processes in coastal and marine environments - Marine Protected Area and fisheries - Greenhouse gas emissions from soil and water - Continent Ocean transfer and climate change impact. - Secretary of African chapter of International Society of Ecological Modelling - Thematic Expert Group member of Global Marine Spatial Planning (UNESCO-IOC) since 2020