Marine pollution occurs when chemicals and agricultural waste, among others, enter the ocean food chains. These pollutants cause estuaries to become anoxic and become concentrated as they move up the food chain, causing mutations and diseases. This program will create a public awareness and mobilization campaign to sensitize people in Ebute metacommunities in Lagos State…
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POLLUTION FACTS ON OCEANS AND AWARENESS – ADEOSUN ADEBAYO SODIQ, FISHERY SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (FISON)
Oceans are among the Earth’s most valuable natural resources, but human continue to pollute them through various actions on land. The heath of the oceans is decreasing rapidly as a result. The Fishery Society of Nigeria will organize a one-day seminar on World Ocean’s Day to highlight important pollution facts the public should know in…
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DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE IMPACTS OF OCEAN SAND MINING IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA – PEACE CHIDINMA WILFRED-EKPRIKPO, NIGERIAN INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE RESEARCH, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Much of the sand needed for housing projects is mined from water bodies around Lagos. Due to a high need for housing, the intensity of sand mining operations has rapidly increased without consideration of the ecological consequences. This outreach program will educate the local public, particularly fishermen and fish mongers, on the negative impacts of…
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AWARENESS ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE STUDENTS IN MARINE SCIENCES – FLORENCE ADESIYAN, FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ILARO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
To date, female secondary school students have not taken up career opportunities in the ocean sciences in large numbers. This event will seek to address the issue by educating and exposing female students to numerous career possibilities, job prospects, and areas of specialization available both locally and internationally in the ocean sciences and provide them…
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