ISLAMABAD: Science, Technology and Defense Production Federal Minister, Rana Tanveer Hussain, on Thursday, directed the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) to take concrete measures for handling the issue of plastic waste/debris dumping in the coastal areas.
Addressing the NIO’s board of governors meeting here on Thursday, the federal minister said that oceans play a pivotal role in our lives being a driving element of climate change, stated a news release.
NIO Director-General Dr Asif Inam briefed the board about the overall scientific progress on the various ongoing programmes of the institute which relate to ocean resource development.
The board was also apprised about the various research activities undertaken by NIO in the Coastal Marine Research Programme, as well as, Offshore Ecosystems, Marine Debris, Coastal Hydraulic, Geology/Geophysics, Marine Pollution Monitoring, Marine Bio-Technology Physical, and Chemical Oceanography.
The international programmes with China and a few other countries on living and non-living resources were also discussed in the meeting.
The efforts made by the scientists of the NIO in the field of ocean science were appreciated by the chair. The minister hoped that the institute would continue to flourish and expand its research activities.
