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By Adedayo Akinwale The House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to put measures in place to curb illegal fishing by foreign vessels on Nigeria’s waters. It also called on the federal government to prevail on the Gulf of Guinea Commission to urgently introduce a legally binding framework to check excessive fishing or overfishing in the region. The House also urged the federal government to review its licensing policy that tends to favour foreign trawlers at the expense of their l...

Reps to investigate alleged illegal fishing worth $70m in Nigerian waters On Kindly Share This Story: The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged illegal fishing worth 70million dollars by Chinese and European trawlers in Nigerian waters. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Patrick Ifon (PDP-Akwa Ibom) at plenary on Wednesday. Moving the motion, Ifon said that fish was one of the healthiest food on earth as it contained nutrients such as vitamin D that was a great source of Omega–3 and Folic Acid. He said that the minerals were important for bod...

Reps ask FG to halt $70m illegal fishing by foreign vessels Reps ask FG to halt $70m illegal fishing by foreign vessels Share The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, tasked Federal Government on the need to put necessary measures in place to curb illegal fishing by foreign vessels resulting in the loss of $70 million annually to Chinese and other European Trawlers. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion on the ‘Need to curb fishing by foreign vessels on Nigeria’s territorial waters,’ sponsored by Hon Patrick Ifon. In his lead debate, Hon Ifon who called for th...