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MeetingMeeting documentReport of the Ninth Session of the Sub-Committee on Economic and Social Sciences (SCESS) including the report of the Transversal Working Group on Recreational Fisheries. Antalya, Turkey, 13-16 October 2008
<i>Meeting document GFCM:SAC11/2008/Inf.7</i>
2008Also available in:
No results found.Summary of the ninth session of Sub-Committee on Economic and Social Sciences (SCESS) was held in Antalya, Turkey, from 13 to 16 October 2008. It was attended by 15 experts from 9 members of GFCM, namely Albania, Algeria, EC, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain and Turkey as well as representatives from the "Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive (CIPS)" -
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MeetingMeeting documentReport of the first Coordinating Meeting of the Sub-Committees (CMSC). Rome, Italy, 11 March 2008
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Book (series)Technical bookSharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of Shark species know to date.
Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes)
2001Also available in:
No results found.This is the second volume of an extensively rewritten, revised, and updated version of the original FAO Catalogue of Sharks of theWorld. The present volume reviews all 15 families 25 genera and 57 species of living bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (orders Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes), that is, the non-carcharhinoid galeomorph sharks, including certain well-established but currently undescribed species mainly from Australia. It gives accounts for all orders, fami lies and genera and all keys to taxa are fully illustrated. Information under each species account includes: valid modern names and original citation of the species (or subspecies); synonyms; the English, French, and Spanish FAO Names for the species; a lateral view and often other useful illustrations; field marks; diagnostic features; distribution, including a GIS map; habitat; biology; size; interest to fisheries and human impact; local names when available; a remarks section when n ecessary; and literature. The volume is fully indexed and also includes sections on terminology and measurements including an extensive glossary, a list of species by FAO Statistical Areas, an appendix on shark preservation, and a dedicated bibliography. -
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Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
2008Also available in:
No results found.Recognizing that environmental degradation, poverty and food security are strongly linked, the FAO Strategic Framework (2000-2015) stipulated that one of its corporate objectives is to support the conservation, improvement and sustainable utilization of natural resources for food and agriculture. FAO ’s agriculture, natural resources, forestry, fisheries, social and economic, and technical programmes devote considerable portions of their resources and effort towards this objective an d to meet the sustainable development targets set by the World Food Summit (WFS), the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).