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Coastal fisheries of Latin America and the Caribbean.











Salas, S.; Chuenpagdee, R.; Charles, A.; Seijo, J.C. (eds).Coastal fisheries of Latin America and the Caribbean.FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 544. Rome, FAO. 2010. 430p.


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