Microplastics in Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Summary of FAO's Study

Microplastics in Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Summary of FAO's Study

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

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Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI)

Meeting symbol COFI/2018/Inf.31

Meeting Session Number Sess. 33

Meeting date 9-13 July 2018

Meeting location Rome, Italy

Language English

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