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Environmentally friendly aquaculture and fisheries practices

Environmental impact assessment of aquaculture and fisheries

Year of publication 2002

Pages 173

Author Rahman, S.H.A.; El Gamal, A.R. (ed.); Abdullah, M.S. (ed.); Barrania, A. (ed.);Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) It is generally recognized that the ongoing availability of good quality natural resources and skilled work force are the two central pillars of a modern economy. This fact is recognized by senior decision makers every where and especially those managing the economies of the industrialized nations. But because of historically much stronger ties to the vast Canadian land mass and traditionally a resource-based economy, people and the governments in Canada, have been more aware of the direct linka ges between a healthy biophysical environment and the good quality of life.

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