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Nigeria; fishery management; Gulf of Guinea; Economic Community of West African States; ECOWAS; Integrated Fishery Operation; IFO; Fresh Fish Marketing Operation; FFMO; fish trade
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Investment Opportunities In The Nigerian Fishing Industry, Ayotunde M. Giwa
Investment Opportunities In The Nigerian Fishing Industry, Ayotunde M. Giwa
Theses and Major Papers
The major problem facing the Nigerian fishing industry is in its inability to satisfy the demand for tasty yet inexpensive animal protein. Nigeria's marine biological resources are limited and the Gulf of Guinea is among the poorest in the whole of West Africa. Nigeria's population is estimated to have reached about 100 million and is growing at 3.09 per cent per annum. Nigeria's fishing industry is multi-sectoral and composed of the riverine, lake, coastal, estuarine, and culture fisheries. Together they constituted about 1.5 per cent of the GDP in 1976. Up to the present moment, the National has relied on …