Nigeria's new fisheries research vessel to help upgrade fish management practices
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [All Africa] By Jimoh Babatunde - August 15, 2014 -
Nigeria's first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan has disclosed that the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the government is re- repositioning both the marine and the fisheries sectors to boost the economy.
She made this known at the christening of a new 10.1 million Euro Research Vessel acquired by the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research in Gdansk, Poland onWednesday.
Mrs. Jonathan noted that the acquisition of the vessel will boost Nigeria's local fish supply and further drive the successful achievement of the policy of Mr. President to make Nigeria self-sufficient in fish production, in the near future.
"Nigeria is blessed with abundant aquatic resources with a coastline of 853 kilometers, also rich in fish and shrimps.
Shrimp export is of great importance to the fisheries sub-sector in Nigeria.
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