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ICES–FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour - Report of the 2023 Symposium on Innovations in Fishing Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Fisheries, 13-17 February 2023, Kochi, India












FAO. 2024. ICES–FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour. Report of the 2023 Symposiumon innovations in fishing technologies for sustainable and resilient fisheries, 13-17 February 2023, Kochi, India. FAOFisheries and Aquaculture Report, No. 1432. Rome.




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