Recommendation CM-GFCM/30/2006/3. Establishment of fisheries restricted areas in order to protect the deep sea sensitive habitats

Recommendation CM-GFCM/30/2006/3. Establishment of fisheries restricted areas in order to protect the deep sea sensitive habitats

Year of publication 2006

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

Statutory body / Meeting title General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)

Language English

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