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Viewing cable 05LAGOS1961, AQUACULTURE EXPERTS STATE NIGERIAN FISHING

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05LAGOS1961 2005-12-30 08:14 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Lagos
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 LAGOS 001961 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - HANDLE ACCORDINGLY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIS ETRD EINV PHSA SENV PGOV PREL CH NI
SUBJECT: AQUACULTURE EXPERTS STATE NIGERIAN FISHING 
INDUSTRY IN THE DOLDRUMS 
 
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Summary 
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1. (U) Aquaculture experts report Nigeria has consistently 
underperformed in meeting targeted fish production quotas. 
They blame the low productivity on lack of available 
commercial vessels and able seafarers, environmental 
pollution, poor enforcement of fishing regulations, lack of 
defined water rights and poor infrastructure.  The one 
success story experts point to is in the area of fish farming 
in Lagos. 
 
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Huge Gap in Fish Demand and Supply 
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2. (U) Nigerian Institute of Oceanography Aquaculture 
Professor O.A. Ayinla said the fishing industry has taken an 
undeserved vacation for the last ten years.  The GON has 
consistently underperformed its target for yearly fish 
production by one million metric tons the past five years, he 
said.  The Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture, and Natural 
Resources put domestic demand for fish at approximately 1.5 
million metric tons for 2005.  The total amount of local fish 
production including industrial, artisanal, and fish farming 
totaled approximately 500,000 metric tons, one million metric 
tons short of GON targets, Ayinla said.  The huge gap between 
supply and demand forced Nigeria to import fish, making 
Nigeria one of the largest importers of frozen fish in W. 
Africa.  Nevertheless, the amount imported -- 300,000 metric 
tons in 2004 -- is not enough to completely satisfy demand. 
The result is scarcity, higher prices, and an increase in 
food insecurity. 
 
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Challenges Are Many 
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3. (U) Lack of large-scale industrial fishing vessels, 
increasing costs for purchasing and maintaining fish vessels, 
and low seafarer salaries hinder Nigeria's ability to meet 
national fish demand, Ayinla said.  He said Nigeria does not 
have the fishing vessels or technology needed to fish 100 
feet below sea-level, the depth where the most plentiful 
stocks are found. Insufficient fishing infrastructure 
prevents Nigeria from fully exploiting marine resources in 
the Atlantic Ocean, especially yellow-fin tuna, Ayinla said. 
 
4. (U) Poor fishing infrastructure for large-scale industrial 
fishing required Nigeria to shift focus from blue water 
fishing to inland sources, experts said.  The 2004 Nigerian 
Special Program for Food Security (NSPFS) has focused on 
creating more fish farms to meet demand, particularly in 
increasing catfish and codfish output, the two most commonly 
consumed fish among Nigerians.  University of Ibadan 
Professor and Aquaculture Consultant Eyiwunmi Falaye 
remarked, however, pollution and environmental degradation in 
lakes, reservoirs, and rivers, have undermined these efforts. 
 In addition, lack of defined water rights and enforcement of 
fishing regulations has meant Nigeria has no "clear-cut" 
fishing policy, he said.  Lack of available funding to 
enhance fishing capacity was cited as another major obstacle 
to increasing inland production. 
 
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Chinese Involvement 
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5. (U) Professor Falaye said the GON is targeting fish 
production at 2 million metric tons for 2007.  He believes 
those targets are overly ambitious given the current straits 
facing the industry.  Although Nigeria launched its 2003 
Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries Project (AIFP) to increase 
inland fishing, the project has not significantly increased 
output as hoped, Dr. Falaye said.  Nevertheless, he credited 
the involvement of Chinese aquaculture technicians in helping 
to strengthen domestic fish production in less-capital 
intense rural areas. (Note: Under the Nigerian Special 
Program for Food Security (NSPFS), 70 Chinese aquaculture 
technicians came for six weeks in 2004 to the University of 
Agriculture Makurdi in Benue State to strengthen fish 
production capacity in Nigeria.  End Note.) 
 
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Success Story--Fish Farming 
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6. (U) Although production has not climbed as much as the GON 
would like, Dr. Ayinla and Dr. Falaye noted that fish farming 
has advanced under NSPFS.  They said the average cost of 
building a facility capable of producing 20 metric tons of 
fish annually (roughly 250,000 kg of fish per year) is 
roughly naira 4 million (USD 30,769), more than enough to 
cover operation and building costs.  The average cost for one 
kilogram of fish is around naira 240 (USD 1.85).  One fish 
farm has the potential to bring in between naira 40 to 60 
million (USD 307,692 to 461,538) per year, experts said. 
They credit the increase in the number of fish farms in Lagos 
from 150 in July 2004 to over 240 in August 2005 to the GON's 
program and UN Food and Agriculture Organization's four-year 
USD 6.9 million Aquaculture and Inland Fisheries Project 
(AIFP) (Note: GON reported total number of fish farms in 
Nigeria exceeds 2,650). 
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Comment 
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7. (SBU) The Federal Minister of State for Agriculture and 
Rural Development, Bamidele Dada, has extensive experience in 
the fisheries industry.  He formerly served as UN Assistant 
Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organization, 
and is respected in the aquaculture community.  Because 
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Adamu Bello, 
lacks Dada's extensive experience in fisheries, that sector 
has been assigned to Dada, industry experts said.  Despite 
Dada's credentials, however, aquaculture does not seem to 
have become a compelling Ministry priority, and no clear-cut 
policy has been established since Dada became Minister of 
State.  To be fair, the Ministry is beleaguered by hundreds 
of priorities and a low resource base.  With its modest 
assets, the Ministry cannot do much and many of the problems 
with fish production, such as the micro-economics of blue 
water commercial fishing and shipbuilding, are beyond the 
Ministry's ambit. 
 
8. (SBU) Comment continued: For now, Chinese involvement in 
fish farming appears to be minimal.  When Chinese technicians 
visited Nigeria, they focused on fish production in 
less-intensive rural areas, and the impact of their training, 
albeit positive, is probably also marginal. Nevertheless, 
their involvement is another indication of a broader Chinese 
presence in Nigeria.  End Comment. 
BROWNE