date:Apr 23, 2014
safe with serious security challenges which hamper fish and shrimp trawling. Nigerias Niger Delta areas used to be the hub of the countrys fishing and fishery production. But that status has been overwritten since Nigerias oil and gas discovery in that region.
Water pollution from oil and gas exploration activities in the region has continued to deplete the region for fishery activities.
Conclusions/Recommendations:
Generally, many industry watchers indicate that Nigerias fish quota regime ca