FISHERIES SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (FISON)
Old College, Bar Beach Bus Stop, Wilmot
Point Road, Off Ahmadu Bello Way,
Victoria Island, P.O. Box 2607, Apapa,
Lagos. fison2011@yahoo.com,www.fison.org.ng, fison1976@gmail.com, 08033201198,
08023325185, 08185477818
FISON CELEBRATES WORLD FISHERIES DAY
The
Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) celebrates World Fisheries Day with the
pledge to make Fisheries and Aquaculture production sustainable. To celebrate the
World Fisheries Day, FISON had a press release at the National Headquarters of
the Society today in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
“Ours
is a life time commitment” says Dr. Olajide Ayinla, the National President of the FISON. The
commitment by FISON and her entire membership is to ensure that Nigeria
embraces Agriculture especially the fisheries subsector as a major road map to
boosting her revenue generating base in a declining oil-based economy. FISON has developed radical steps for
Nigeria to shift from the mono- approach economic development to multi –
approach. This we know is achievable if we look backwards and develop the
fisheries sub sector that has potentials to contribute significantly to the
National GDP rather than relying on declining oil- based economy.
As
the Apex Professional Body responsible for Fisheries development we are delighted
that the carefully planned 30th Annual Conference is scheduled to
take place in Asaba, Delta State between the 23rd – 27th
of November, 2015 with the theme “The Fisheries Subsector in a Declining Oil
Based Economy: A paradigm Shift for Economic Diversification and Employment
Generation. This is happening a few days after the World Fisheries Day which we
consider another tremendous opportunity to tell the World about the importance
of sustainable fish production especially in Nigeria. We know that Nigerians
will pledge their support for Fisheries by attending the Annual conference
which is opened to Farmers, Researchers, Academics, Students, Government
Agencies, International Donors, the public and friends of Fisheries.
The
current leadership of FISON has shown exemplary qualities (in the mould of its
founding fathers) by organizing the various stakeholders for the innovation
platform to decide the way forward for fisheries development in Nigeria. “We
have been overwhelmed by the tremendous support for our mission to become a
Sustainable Fish Country by our Distinguished Stakeholders and that is why we congratulate
you all as we celebrate the “World Fisheries Day” says the National President.
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