Monthly Archives: May 2019

THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON MARINE POLLUTION – NORTEY ANITA EFYA, PREMALEY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATES

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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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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