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Report of the FAO Workshop on Impacts of Marine Protected Areas on Fisheries Yield, Fishing Communities and Ecosystems, Rome, Italy, 16-18 June 2015












FAO. 2016. Report of the “Workshop on impacts of marine protected areas on fisheries yield, fishing communities and ecosystems”. FAO, Rome. 16–18 June 2015. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. No 1136. Rome, Italy


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