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| Identifier: | 04ABUJA1678 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 04ABUJA1678 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abuja |
| Created: | 2004-09-30 11:40:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | EFIS ETRD NI OES |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS ABUJA 001678 SIPDIS STATE PLEASE PASS TO USTR USDOC FOR NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIS, ETRD, NI, OES SUBJECT: (U) UPDATE ON USE OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES REF: STATE 168520 1. (U) Action requested, paras five and six. 2. (U) On September 29 Emboffs met with G. N. Shimang, Director of Fisheries at Nigeria's Ministry of Agriculture, to discuss an aide memoire and other documentation on turtle excluder devices (TEDs) that supported an Embassy demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 21. Copies of these documents were sent to Shimang that day. 3. (U) Shimang confirmed that an amended TED Regulation entitled " Use of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) and Any Other Approved Bye Catch Excluder Device (BRD) On Shrimp Trawl Nets, Regulation 2004" has been sent to the National Assembly. He expects quick enactment of the bill. We sent this document to James Story (DOS/OES) as a pdf document September 30. 4. (U) Shimang confirmed that the proposed dates of January 23-28, 2005 for the conduct of an inspection of Nigerian shrimp fishing practices and procedures is suitable and he welcomes the visit. 5. (U) Meanwhile, Shimang requests three copies of the videotape mentioned as a talking point in reftel to share with colleagues in Abuja and in Lagos, and at the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR). Please send the videotapes c/o Joseph Gregoire, Economic Counselor, 8320 Abuja PL, Dulles, VA 20189-8320. 6. (U) Shimang also asked that the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Services help the NIOMR conduct a study on turtle species, on their breeding grounds and on populations off Nigeria's coast. (Comment. Please let us know whether the USG provides such assistance. If yes, could such a project be initiated in Nigeria? End comment.) Shimang also expressed interest in on-site TED training for enforcement and industry personnel. (Comment. Please let us know whether the USG might arrange for such training in Nigeria. End comment.) 7. (U) Shimang confirmed, too, that Atlantic Shrimpers Limited, a Nigerian fishing firm that had participated in the International Boston Seafood Show and the West Coast Seafood Show over the past ten years, had recently conducted a study and reported catching few turtles while fishing for shrimp off Nigeria's shore. Shimang's office did not accept Atlantic Shrimpers' findings because no official from his Directorate or NIOMR or of another recognized research institute was aboard the company's vessels when it conducted the study. CAMPBELL
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