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Prospects and constraints for inland fisheries and aquaculture development in Eritrea

Year of publication 1993

Pages p.16

Author Mr. Marc Vandeputte ;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This report was prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations given in the report are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations or the Food and Agric ulture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers.

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Vandeputte, M. Feb 1993. Prospects and constraints for inland fisheries and aquaculture development in Eritrea. Rome (Italy). 16 p.

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