Mrs. Emma Metieh Glassco pointed out that Liberia is a coastal state with the second longest coastline in the sub-region next to Nigeria. The Liberian fisheries Expert further mentioned that the competent Laboratory when completed will actually be first of its kind since the 1970s. She noted that the Icelandic government has also provided six months training for laboratory technicians to help operate the laboratory after the testing and trials period. The NaFAA Boss disclosed that quite recently, about six of the staffers returned from Iceland equipped with both theoretical and technical skills to apply in the day to day operations of the Fisheries Competent Laboratory. Making more disclosure, the fisheries boss said the Fisheries Competent Laboratory will be jointly operated by NaFAA and the Liberia National Standard Laboratory, when passed and signed into law for the purpose of uniformity and coherence of national protocols and set Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) which will be laid out by an MoU to be signed by heads of both institutions.

Source: Front Page Africa April 09, 2020 15:33 UTC