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Review of the current state of world aquaculture insurance










van Anrooy, R.; Secretan, P.A.D.; Lou, Y.; Roberts, R.; Upare, M.Review of the current state of world aquaculture insurance.FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 493. Rome, FAO. 2006. 92p.


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