Nigeria imports more than one million tons of fish per year, primarily from China

The demand in Nigeria for fish is over 2 million tons per year, according to government sources

The population of Nigeria is the largest in Africa and is increasing at one of the fastest rates in the world

The demand for quality fish is projected to increase dramatically. 

The export of fish from China is expected to decrease as the demand in Asia grows

The Nigerian government has made it a priority to grow enough fish domestically in order to stop the imports

Nigeria has foreign exchange issues and must produce food, not import it

Commercial Fish farming  provides employment to people from a variety of fields