The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside has charged stakeholders in the marine sector to develop a policy and workplan that will protect the Nigerian maritime environment from alien invasive species.
Nigeria has expressed its support for any regional initiative geared towards eliminating the scourge of piracy and maritime crimes especially in the Gulf of Guinea.
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, stated this at the on-going International Maritime Organisation, IMO, Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa, MOWCA, sponsored integrated sub regional coast Guard function network in Brussels, Belgium.