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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/nigeria-seafood-imports-fisheries-production-gap",
  "slug": "nigeria-seafood-imports-fisheries-production-gap",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-20",
  "sourceName": "Independent Newspaper Nigeria",
  "sourceUrl": "https://independent.ng/866m-seafood-imports-expose-nigerias-fisheries-gap/",
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  "tags": [
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  "content": {
    "title": "$866m seafood imports expose Nigeria’s fisheries production gap",
    "summary": "Stakeholders said frozen-fish imports reached $866m in 2025 and called for investment in local industrial fishing, vessels, cold-chain facilities and maritime security.",
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        "heading": "$866m seafood imports expose Nigeria’s fisheries production gap",
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          "Stakeholders said frozen-fish imports reached $866m in 2025 and called for investment in local industrial fishing, vessels, cold-chain facilities and maritime security."
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