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Methodology and guidelines for fisheries development planning with special reference to the developing countries in the African Region










Hamlisch, R. Methodology and guidelines for fisheries development planning (with special reference to the developing countries in the African region).FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No.297. Rome. FAO. 1988. 60 p.


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