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ESTABLISHMENT

The Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), was created from the Marine Research Division of the Federal Department of Fisheries by the Research Institutes Establishment Order (1975) with effect from 1st November, 1975.

By this Order, the assets, properties and rights held in respect of the Oceanographic and Marine Research functions of the Federal Department of Fisheries were vested in the Institute.

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Mandate

NIOMR's statutory research responsibilities includes:

• Genetic improvement of marine and brackish water living resources in Nigeria bracket and marina waters.
   
• Studies of abundance, distribution and biology of aquatic resources in Nigeria brackish and marine waters.
   
• Establishment of the physical and chemical characteristics of Nigerian territorial waters.
   
• Determination of the effects of pollution of Nigerian Coastal waters and its prevention.
   
• Extension Research and Liaison Services in areas of her mandate.
   
• She also has a non -research function to provide vocational training in Fisheries, Oceanography and Aquaculture.
  
  

FACILITIES AND RESOURCES

In addition to the headquarters complex and the outstations, NIOMR facilities include:

• Fish Technology/oceanography annexes
  
  
• A marine shrimp hatchery
  
  
• Five laboratories which includes (Fisheries, Fish Technology, Fishing Technology, Physical/Chemical Oceanography, Marine Geology/Geophysics) and a Jetty.
  

On behalf of the entire staff of the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), I welcome you to our official website which is designed to showcase our various activities and highlight our areas of specialization. NIOMR is a multidisciplinary Marine  Research Institute and Nigeria's prime institute for Marine sciences. Our scientific research activities ecompass virtually all aspects concerned with ocean and marine science namely fisheries, fish utilisation, fishing technology, physical, chemical geological/geophysical, biological oceanography and aquaculture. Our mission is to contribute to the understanding of our ocean, the global ocean and the marine environment as a whole for the sustainable management of the resources and the environment. I hope you will find this website informative and should you have further needs please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for your interest in our organization.                                                                                                                                                                         - Dr. Jide Ayinla

• Buguma outstation was established for research and training in brackish
  water aquaculture.
   

• Aluu: The African Regional Aquaculture Center (ARAC), Aluu, Port
  Harcourt, Rivers State was established to provide training in
  Aquaculture Technology
  up to post-graduate level. The center is affiliated to the Rivers State
  University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt for the award
  of post graduate Diploma and Masters of Technology degree in
  Aquaculture.
   

• Sapele outstation:  This is situated in Delta state to address both
  brackish
  and fresh water fishery issues.
   

• Badore fish farm is used as a demonstration and experimental farm.
  It has a number of earthen ponds whose primary source of water is the
  Lagos Lagoon. Currently, a fish disease laboratory centre, fish feed
  and fish meal production-facilities are being established at the
  Badore fish farm.

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