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ELEVENTH (VIRTUAL) SESSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY GROUP (SAG) - LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Statutory body / Meeting title Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC)

Meeting symbol WECAFC/SAG/XI/2022/Inf.2

Meeting Session Number 11

Meeting date 25-27 April 2022

Meeting location Virtual

Language English

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