Feb 16th & 17th 2022
Conference Schedule
#5mins
Introduction
Compère / Anchor
#15mins
Welcome Address / Opening Remarks & The Fishing Net Gains West Africa Project
Emmanuel Sofa - Founder / Executive Director of SOFER Initiative
#15mins
Ghost Gears & the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI)
Ingrid Giskes - Director of the GGGI at the Ocean Conservancy
#15mins
Sustainable Fisheries Solutions Retrieval Support & Contribution Program (SFSRSCP) & the Fishing Net Gains West Africa Project
Marilyn Sweet - Senior Advisor at Fisheries & Oceans Canada
#20mins
Establishment of Marine Protected Areas & Provisions of the law
Sen. Ike Ekwereamadu - Senate Committee Chairman on Environment
Sen. Mohammed Hassan Gusau - Senate Committee Chairman on Ecology & Climate Change
Sen. Benjamin Uwajumogu - Senate Committee Chairman on EnvironmentSenate Committee Chairman on Employment, Labour and Productivityate Committee Chairman on Environment
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu - Senate Committee Chairman on Agriculture & Productivity
Sen. Danjuma Goje - Senate Committee Chairman on Marine Transport
#10mins
Q&A
#10mins
Marine Litter from land-based sources: Proposed plan on addressing it
Yusuf Zainab Kabir - Senior Scientific Officer (SSO) - Federal Ministry of Environment
#5mins
Q&A
#15mins
Short Break
#20mins
Over-fishing & Sustainable Fishing Techniques / Fish Processing & Empowerment of Women
Hafsat O. Abdullah - Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
Lambert Ibe - Federation Project Adviser DDF rtd - Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Nigeria
#10mins
Ship-based Marine Plastics, & Illegal Unregulated Unreported Fishing (IUUF)
McDennis Igbo - Assistant Director Marine Environment Management, Head Environmental Impact Assessment NIMASA, The Coordinator, National Taskforce on Marine Litter and Plastics Management
#10mins
Ship-based Marine Plastics (SBMP) & Port Reception Facilities (PRF)
Dr. Ini Umoh Director Climate Change and Awareness - Ministry of Environment
#20mins
Q&A
#10mins
Marine Protected Areas, Ghost Gears: Research Challenges / Opportunities
Mr. Ben Ebonwu - Fisheries Resources Department, NIOMR
#10mins
Sustainable Approach to addressing Illegal Unregulated Unreported Fishing (IUUF)
Edgardo Ochoa - Global Marine & Diving Safety Officer - Conservation International
#10mins
Plastics and Inland Water Channels / Inland Fishing & Ghost Gears
Dan Azumi Muazu - Acting General Manager - Research, Planning & Environment, NIWA
Engr. Daniel Ogbe - Deputy General Manager Marine, NIWA
#10mins
Gear Conflict
Paul Opuama - Deputy Director & Head, Marine Fisheries Resources, Monitoring Control & Surveillance - Federal Department of Fisheries, Federal Ministry of Agriculture
Artisanal Fishers - Aye Bakurog, Tari Illegal
#30mins
Q&A
#30mins
Long Break
#30mins
Breakout Sessions (6)
#10mins
Closing Remarks
Anchor / Host
#15mins
Opening Remarks / Recap of Day 1
Emmanuel Sofa - Founder / Executive Director of SOFER Initiative
#10mins
Shipping Operations & Sustainable Ocean
Emmanuel Jime - Executive Secretary - Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC)
#10mins
Oil Installations & Ghost Gears
Capt. Matthew Ijiachi - Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited
#10mins
Ghost Gear & Dive Regulations in Nigeria
Michael Dike - NAPROD
Ministry of Labour and Employment
PADI
SCUBA LAGOS
GHOST GEAR DIVE, UK
#30mins
Q&A
#1hr
Resolutions (Action steps formulated from breakout sessions)
Emmanuel Sofa - Founder / Executive Director of SOFER Initiative
Joshua Nathaniel - Project Manager, Fishing Net Gains Project
#30mins
Poll Questions
Anchor & ICT Team
#15mins
Exhibitions
Anchor / Host
#10mins
Closing Remarks
Uyi Effiom (ESQ) - Chairperson, FNG-WA Conference