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Climate change and fisheries

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The brochure contains information about the potential threats of climate change for fisheries and aquaculture, as well as recommendations on how to adapt the sector to climate change.

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