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Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System [ASFIS]. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Thesaurus. Descriptors Used in the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System

Year of publication 2009

Pages 313

Author Fagetti, E.; Privett, D.W.; Sears, J.R.L.;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series number ASFIS-6 Rev.3

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The ASFIS Thesaurus has been conceived so as to correspond to the objectives of the ASFIS system. It permits the subject indexing and retrieval of information on all aspects of aquatic sciences and technology, exploitation of living and non-living resources, related policy, social and economic aspects, processing and marketing of aquatic products, as recorded and stored in the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System's ASFA database. So far as can be ascertained, this is the only Thesau rus devoted to this broad field of knowledge. This Revision 3 supersedes the '”Thesaurus of Terms for Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries

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Fagetti, E; Privett, D.W.; Sears, J.R.L. (comps).Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Thesaurus. Descriptors Used inthe Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System.ASFIS Reference Series, No. 6 Revision 3. Rome, FAO. 2009. 313p.

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