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NIMASA seeks partnership to combat illegal fishing

Ebuka Daniel

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, has called for greater synergy between the agency and the Federal Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture to ensure safety of fishing vessels and their operators in Nigeria.


This was disclosed in a statement following a strategic meeting with officials from the agency and the FDFA to discuss issues relating to safety of fishing vessels, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and broader crimes that take place during fishing operations and related matters.


Represented by the Head, Special Duties (External Relations and Technical Cooperation), Mr Isichei Osamgbi, the Director General said there should be adequate information sharing between FDFA, which has the mandate to license fishing vessels, and NIMASA that is responsible for registration and survey of the vessels to ensure that unseaworthy vessels were not licensed to operate in Nigerian waters.


Jamoh said, “It is important that NIMASA and the Federal Department of Fisheries agree to continuously collaborate on modalities for registration, survey and licensing of fishing vessels to ensure that all safety standards are met before they can be allowed to operate. This would drastically reduce incidents involving fishing vessels in our waters.”


Speaking on maritime security, Jamoh said with the acquisition and training of operators of the Deep Blue assets, the days of criminal elements in Nigeria’s maritime domain were numbered, as the assets had been fully deployed.

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