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Industrial Fisheries in NigeriaIndustrial Fisheries in Nigeria

Kunjummen ThomasKunjummen ThomasHoneywell Fisheries LimitedHoneywell Fisheries Limited

Lagos, NigeriaLagos, Nigeria

Nigeria: Fish Demand and Nigeria: Fish Demand and SupplySupply

• Annual Requirement: 1,500,000mtAnnual Requirement: 1,500,000mt

• Annual Domestic Production:Annual Domestic Production:

Marine Industrial, Artisanal (Marine Marine Industrial, Artisanal (Marine and Inland) and Aquaculture: and Inland) and Aquaculture: 515,000mt515,000mt

• Import: 700,000mtImport: 700,000mt

Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-MarineMarine

• Coast line: 853kmCoast line: 853km• Continental Shelf: 46,300 sq. kmContinental Shelf: 46,300 sq. km• Exclusive Economic Zone: 210900 sq. Exclusive Economic Zone: 210900 sq.

kmkm• Rich in Important resources - fish and Rich in Important resources - fish and

shell fish like shrimps, lobsters, crabs shell fish like shrimps, lobsters, crabs and molluscs.and molluscs.

• Part of one of the five most productive Part of one of the five most productive ecosystems in the worldecosystems in the world

Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-InlandInland

• Inland water mass: 125,000,000 ha Inland water mass: 125,000,000 ha consisting of reservoir, lakes and riversconsisting of reservoir, lakes and rivers

• Capable of producing 512,000 mt fish Capable of producing 512,000 mt fish annually.annually.

• Fish seed stocking in water bodies.Fish seed stocking in water bodies.

• Systematic Fish farming in the water bodiesSystematic Fish farming in the water bodies

• Availability of many varieties of Ornamental Availability of many varieties of Ornamental FishesFishes

Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-Industrial Marine - 1Industrial Marine - 1

• Deep sea Bottom Trawling for ShrimpsDeep sea Bottom Trawling for Shrimps

• Deep sea mid water trawling for Industrial Deep sea mid water trawling for Industrial fish like Drift fish and Lantern fishfish like Drift fish and Lantern fish

• Deep sea pelagic trawling for pelagic fish Deep sea pelagic trawling for pelagic fish for food and mealfor food and meal

• Deep sea trawling for Crabs and Cuttle fishDeep sea trawling for Crabs and Cuttle fish

• Deep sea fishing for lobsters and perches Deep sea fishing for lobsters and perches through deployment of set gearthrough deployment of set gear

Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-Industrial Marine - 2Industrial Marine - 2

• Deep sea fishing for Tuna – Purse Deep sea fishing for Tuna – Purse seining, Long lining and Pole and Line seining, Long lining and Pole and Line fishingfishing

Nigeria: Fisheries Potential – Nigeria: Fisheries Potential – Aquaculture - 1Aquaculture - 1

• Extensive farming – Fish and ShrimpsExtensive farming – Fish and Shrimps• Intensive farming – Water Re-circulation Intensive farming – Water Re-circulation

Systems – Tilapia and CatfishSystems – Tilapia and Catfish• Composite farming – Poultry, Cattle, Fish Composite farming – Poultry, Cattle, Fish

and Prawnsand Prawns• Seed ProductionSeed Production• Feed ProductionFeed Production• Cold Store ChainsCold Store Chains• Value addition – Specialty ProductsValue addition – Specialty Products

Nigeria: Fisheries Potential – Nigeria: Fisheries Potential – Aquaculture - 2Aquaculture - 2

• Packaging IndustryPackaging Industry

• Marketing – Domestic and ExportMarketing – Domestic and Export

• Technical Support and ServicesTechnical Support and Services

• Equipment and Accessories suppliesEquipment and Accessories supplies

• Manpower training and SuppliesManpower training and Supplies

Nigeria : Fisheries Nigeria : Fisheries Opportunities - 1Opportunities - 1

• Favorable Govt. Policies occasioned by Favorable Govt. Policies occasioned by NEPAD “Fish for All” Drive.NEPAD “Fish for All” Drive.

• Incentives and Govt. support for achieving Incentives and Govt. support for achieving fish production target of 2,700,000 mt by fish production target of 2,700,000 mt by 20072007

• Gradual development of skilled man power, Gradual development of skilled man power, infrastructure, feed and seed availabilityinfrastructure, feed and seed availability

• Public interestPublic interest• Development of Domestic MarketDevelopment of Domestic Market• Increasing export potentialIncreasing export potential

Nigeria : Fisheries Nigeria : Fisheries Opportunities - 2Opportunities - 2

• Existence of huge resources of Existence of huge resources of Industrial fishIndustrial fish

• Fairly good stocks of commercial fish Fairly good stocks of commercial fish and shell fishand shell fish

• Favorable climate, soil and water Favorable climate, soil and water conditioncondition

• Public support and awarenessPublic support and awareness

• Ornamental Fish TradeOrnamental Fish Trade