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Stop dumping waste at sea, NIMASA warns

by Tribune Online
April 24, 2018
in Maritime
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The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has warned against the indiscriminate dumping of waste at sea. This is even as the agency inaugurated Marine Litter Marshals to assist in ridding the oceans of unwanted waste materials that could cause environmental degradation and also impede safety of navigation on the nation’s territorial waters.

 

According to a statement signed on Tuesday by the NIMASA Spokesman, Isichei Osamgbi, the agency charged Nigerians on the sustainable use of the ocean resources and added that there are so many activities dependent on the ocean; hence the need to ensure it is clean and properly utilized.

The agency’s Director General, Dakuku Peterside, who stated this during the flag-off ceremony of the Marine Litter Marshals held at the Nigerian Maritime Resource Development Centre in Lagos, explained that, “the state of health of the ocean is related to the state of our health and our economy; therefore we must stop the indiscriminate dumping of materials in our ocean”.

He further stated that marine litter directly impacts on ocean life, marine habitats, human health, and navigational safety with potential impacts on the socio-economic development of nations. This he stressed necessitated the Agency to collaborate with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Global Partnership Action (GPA) in 2015 to carry out a scientific study on marine litter challenge in Nigeria, thereby culminating to the development of the national action plan on marine litter and its campaign concept.

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Dr. Peterside who used the opportunity to charge the marshals to go to the ports, coastlines and littoral communities and enlighten them on the need to maintain cleaner oceans; enjoined them to also keep watch and ensure that the right thing is done so that our ecosystem can be preserved. He further warned that the Agency will not condone indiscriminate dumping of waste at sea.

Also speaking at the event was a marine environment expert and the President of the Waste Management Society of Nigeria, Professor Osinbajo Oladele, who applauded the initiative and described the Agency as a beacon of hope to the rest of Africa. He said there is the need to preserve our oceans as it holds a lot of opportunities in developing the nation.

He stated further that there is the need for inter-generational equity of our resources, which means the survival of the ecosystem is dependent on this present generation as it will affect the future generation. “The environment is not a gift from our parents, but a loan from our children. We must, therefore, do all we can to preserve it”, Professor Osinbajo said.

It may be recalled that theConvention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972, commonly called the “London Convention” and also abbreviated as Marine Dumping, is an agreement to control pollution of the sea by dumping and to encourage regional agreements supplementary to the Convention.

It covers the deliberate disposal at sea of wastes or other matter from vessels, aircraft, and platforms.


NIMASA as the Agency of government responsible for Marine Environment Management in its continuous quest to reposition the Nigerian maritime sector in line with global best practices has taken the step to engage some young Nigerians as marine litter marshals who are expected to ensure that the oceans are kept clean and safe.



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