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Report of the Workshop on Data and Knowledge in Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas. Rome, 5–7 November 2007.










FAO.Report of the Workshop on Data and Knowledge in Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas. Rome, 5–7 November 2007.FAO Fisheries Report. No. 860. Rome, FAO. 2008. 15p.


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