Prof. Francis Emile Asuquo (2nd left) and Prof. Francis Nwosu (4th left) with staff receiving BIOTTA equipment on arrival at the University of Calabar, Nigeria.
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Featured • February 2026 • University of Calabar, Nigeria
Support from The Ocean Foundation (TOF) Inc., USA for the BIOTTA Ocean Acidification Project in the Gulf of Guinea
On 11 February 2026, our partner and Scientific Advisor, Prof. Francis Emile Asuquo, received scientific equipment worth more than $20,000 from The Ocean Foundation (USA) under the BIOTTA Project—strengthening ocean acidification monitoring, capacity building, and SDG 14.3.1-aligned data generation in the Gulf of Guinea. Professor Asuquo is the Focal Point of OA-BIOTTA project in Nigeria.
Key highlights
- Equipment support valued at over $20,000
- Pilot monitoring of OA levels and ecosystem effects
- Capacity building and stakeholder awareness
- SDG 14.3.1-aligned data generation
NOCIH scientific personnel will be fully involved in the project.