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United Arab Emirates programme of development of fishery harbours and landing places

Reconnaissance survey report

Year of publication 1976

Pages 38

Author Guckian, W.J.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The author was asked to provide assistance in the preparation of a feasibility study on fishing harbours, slipways and dry docks for fishing vessels only. Also a similar study for cold storage chains for building and equipping the above-mentioned installations. A visit for a reconnaissance survey was arranged, and after a brief stopover with the Regional Fisheries Project at Doha, Qatar, arrived in Dubai on 6 February. During his mission, the coastline of the United Arab Emirates facing the Gulf of Oman and those portions of the western coastline on the Gulf between the Oman border and Abu Dhabi were inspected. Aerial examinations by military helicopter, with photographs, were conducted of the same stretches of coastline.

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