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Legal report on the ecosystem approach to fisheries in Gabon

An analysis of the ecosystem approach to fisheries in selected national policy and legal instruments of Gabon












Nakamura, J.N. & Amador, T. 2022. Legal report on the ecosystem approach to fisheries – An analysis of the ecosystem approach to fisheries in selected national policy and legal instruments of Gabon. FAO EAF-Nansen Programme Report No. 55. Rome, FAO.




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