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The role of the Fish Farming Centre in the development of aquaculture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Year of publication 1989

Pages p.11

Author Salem A. Al-Thobaiti and Patrick G. White;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Project

Edition 1

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Al-Thobaiti, S.A.; White, P.G. (1989). The role of the Fish Farming Centre in the development of aquaculture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). 11 p.,

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