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FAO Aquaculture Newsletter 12 - April 1996

Year of publication 1996

Author Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

Series title FAO Aquaculture Newsletter

Series number FAN12

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO Aquaculture Newsletter (FAN) is issued three times a year in the form of printed newsletter by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. It presents articles and views from the FAO aquaculture programme and highlights various aspects of aquaculture as seen from the perspective of both headquarters and the field programme. Articles are contributed by FAO staff from within and outside the Department, from FAO regional offices and field projects, by FAO consultants and, occasionally, by inv itation from other sources. FAN is distributed free of charge to all FAO member countries and has a current circulation of about 1 500 copies. It is also available online at: http://www.fao.org/fishery/publications/fan/

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