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Fifth (Hybrid) meeting of the WECAFC Working Group on Fisheries using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADS) - Roseau, Dominica & Virtual, 17-19 April 2023 - List of documents

WECAFC/MFAD/V/2023/inf.1

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Category Meeting document

Statutory body / Meeting title Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC)

Meeting symbol WECAFC/MFAD/V/2023/inf.1

Meeting Session Number 5

Meeting date 17-19 April 2023

Meeting location Roseau, Dominica

Language English

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