Africa Diaspora
Agro-Business in Africa
Industrial Fisheries in Nigeria
Kunjummen Thomas
Honeywell Fisheries Limited
Lagos, Nigeria
Nigeria: Fish Demand and Supply
• Annual Requirement: 1,500,000mt
• Annual Domestic Production:
Marine Industrial, Artisanal (Marine and
Inland) and Aquaculture: 515,000mt
• Import: 700,000mt
Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-Marine
• Coast line: 853km
• Continental Shelf: 46,300 sq. km
• Exclusive Economic Zone: 210900 sq. km
• Rich in Important resources - fish and
shell fish like shrimps, lobsters, crabs and
molluscs.
• Part of one of the five most productive
ecosystems in the world
Nigeria: Fisheries Potential-Inland
• Inland water mass: 125,000,000 ha consisting of
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reservoir, lakes and rivers
Capable of producing 512,000 mt fish annually.
Fish seed stocking in water bodies.
Systematic Fish farming in the water bodies
Availability of many varieties of Ornamental
Fishes
Nigeria: Fisheries PotentialIndustrial Marine - 1
• Deep sea Bottom Trawling for Shrimps
• Deep sea mid water trawling for Industrial fish
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like Drift fish and Lantern fish
Deep sea pelagic trawling for pelagic fish for
food and meal
Deep sea trawling for Crabs and Cuttle fish
Deep sea fishing for lobsters and perches
through deployment of set gear
Nigeria: Fisheries PotentialIndustrial Marine - 2
• Deep sea fishing for Tuna – Purse seining,
Long lining and Pole and Line fishing
Nigeria: Fisheries Potential –
Aquaculture - 1
• Extensive farming – Fish and Shrimps
• Intensive farming – Water Re-circulation
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Systems – Tilapia and Catfish
Composite farming – Poultry, Cattle, Fish and
Prawns
Seed Production
Feed Production
Cold Store Chains
Value addition – Specialty Products
Nigeria: Fisheries Potential –
Aquaculture - 2
• Packaging Industry
• Marketing – Domestic and Export
• Technical Support and Services
• Equipment and Accessories supplies
• Manpower training and Supplies
Nigeria : Fisheries Opportunities - 1
• Favorable Govt. Policies occasioned by NEPAD
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“Fish for All” Drive.
Incentives and Govt. support for achieving fish
production target of 2,700,000 mt by 2007
Gradual development of skilled man power,
infrastructure, feed and seed availability
Public interest
Development of Domestic Market
Increasing export potential
Nigeria : Fisheries Opportunities - 2
• Existence of huge resources of Industrial
fish
• Fairly good stocks of commercial fish and
shell fish
• Favorable climate, soil and water condition
• Public support and awareness
• Ornamental Fish Trade