Nigeria Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research has acquired and launched a N1.5
billion multipurpose Vessel, R.V Bayagbona for fishery and Research activities
in tropical waters. Dr. Gbolahan Akande, the Executive Director of the
Institute disclosed this to Newsmen at the Institute. The vessel, he said, is
capable of doing bottom trawling, fully equipped with echo sounding and
sampling gadgets. The storage is capable of holding fish at -24 degree C and a
blast freezing at -40 degree C. The acquisition of the vessel is a major
milestone for bridging the supply gap of fish in Nigeria.
The
ED revealed that the Institute has adopted 3 secondary schools in the state for
fish farming; they are Magbon Alade Community School, Ibeju Lekki; Kings College,
Lagos and Lagos Model School, Badore.
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