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Important coastal fishery species of Pakistan: A pocket guide

Year of publication 2014

Pages 126 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-108595-0

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This FAO FishFinder pocket guide was developed to assist in the quick field identification of important commercial species and can be useful to: ichthyologists; fishery data collectors, observers and inspectors; consumers; fishery science teachers; and everybody interested in the marine fauna and fisheries of Pakistan. Users must keep in mind that they will encounter many other and often similar marine species in the landings and at markets. To help identify these species a mini disk is included containing more comprehensive FAO identification guides for fishery resources in Pakistan and the Western Indian Ocean.

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