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Report of the expert workshop on incorporating genetic diversity and indicators into statistics and monitoring of farmed aquatic species and their wild relatives, Rome, Italy, 4-6 April 2016

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 34 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109481-5

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report

Series number R1173

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) At its 15th Regular Session held in Rome in 2015, the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture requested FAO to develop and finalize a thematic study on “Incorporating genetic diversity and indicators into statistics and monitoring of farmed aquatic species and their wild relatives.” The following report includes the discussions and outputs of an expert group that addressed the topic, Incorporating genetic diversity and indicators into regular statistics and monitoring of farmed aquatic species and their wild relatives

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