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Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), is a multidisciplinary marine research institute and Nigeria’s prime institute for Marine Sciences. The headquarters of the institute is located at the Bar Beach, contiguous to the Atlantic Ocean. Our scientific research activities encompass virtually all aspects concerned with ocean and marine science namely Aquaculture, Biological oceanography, Biotechnology, Fisheries resources, Fish technology & Product development, Physical & Chemical oceanography, Marine geology/geophysics, African Regional Aquaculture Centre (ARAC), Extension Services, Mariculture, Fishing Technology and Safety and Marine Meteorology and Safety.
Oil spillage, which has adversely impacted Nigeria’s coastal and marine environments, requires robust monitoring and rapid response systems to mitigate the resulting ecological damage. It is in response to these challenges that the Nigerian Institute For Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), Nigeria’s leading marine research institution, and MarCNoWA, a consortium under the GMES framework at the University of Ghana, have partnered to converge key Nigerian stakeholders in Lagos for a 3 Day workshop designed to share advanced tools and practices for oil spill and ship detection using Earth Observation (EO) resources, facilitated by MarCNoWA’s Web Portal tool.
The Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola on Thursday paid a maiden visit to the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) where he revealed that the institute which was hitherto domiciled under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has now been fully moved into the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMMBE). The minister said that developing the fishery industry in Nigeria is germane to the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry and that the Institute would play a major role towards realising the objective. “Fish is a major source of protein and it’s part of the food security plan of this administration. So it’s important for us to see that it makes adequate contribution to the economy. “Again, the department of Fisheries was moved from the ministry of Agriculture to the ministry of Blue Economy; so we are interested in seeing the development of fisheries in the country. And the Institute is particularly very important to us being a research institute”.
Certification of Turtle Extruder Device (TED) and Bycatch Reduction Device (BRD) with the United States government
Coastal erosion and ocean dynamics monitoring at Seme, Yovoyan, Olomometa, Lekki and Orimedu beaches, Lagos state, Nigeria.
Collaboration with European Union on ASTRAL (All Atlantic Ocean Sustainable, Profitable and Resilient Aquaculture) with the goal to increase value & sustainability for integrated multi-tropic aquaculture (IMTA) production
Training and Support for Artisans and Off takers in Fisheries Value Chain Operations
Training of Marine Cadets and Nautical Engineers
Maritime Stakeholders Endorse Coast Guard Bill At Public Hearing
Collaboration with THE NIPPON FOUNDATION on NF-POGO (Partnership for Observation of Global Ocean) on early scientist training and data collection
Design, fabrication and patented NIOMR fish smoking kiln with a capacity of 25kg, 50kg, 100kg and 250kg. Design and fabrication of NIOMR/WAAPP 50kg detachable. Solar powered with oil collector fish smoking kiln
Development of Broodstock of Macrobranchium Vollenhovenii (river prawns) in concrete tanks
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), is a multidisciplinary marine research institute and Nigeria’s prime institute for Marine Sciences.
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