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Declaration of the Third Conference of Ministers of Fisheries. A Toxa, Spain , 17-19 September 1997

Year of publication 1997

Author Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Ministers of Fisheries and Heads of Delegations, meeting in A Toxa in the III Conference of Ministers of Fisheries: Aware of the scarcity of fish resources in many regions of the world, the present fishing overcapacity and the absence of adequate controls, which may endanger future fisheries resources and economic benefits.

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