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WECAFC - Eighteenth Session - Provisional Agenda

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/XVIII/2022/1

Meeting Session Number 18

Meeting date 26-29 July 2022

Meeting location Managua, Nicaragua - Virtual

Language English

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