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Report of the National Seminar on the Reduction and Management of Commercial Fishing Capacity in Thailand. Cha-Am, Thailand, 11-14 May 2004.









FAO/FishCode.Report of the National Seminar on the Reduction and Management of Commercial Fishing Capacity in Thailand. Cha-Am, Thailand, 11-14 May 2004.FAO/FishCode Review. No. 13. Rome, FAO. 2005. 59p.


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