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Report of the Expert Consultation on Data Formats and Procedures for Monitoring, Control and Surveillance. Bergen, Norway, 25 - 27 October 2004










FAO. Report of the Expert Consultation on Data Formats and Procedures for Monitoring,Control and Surveillance. Bergen, Norway, 25–27 October 2004. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 761. Rome, FAO. 2005. 16p.


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