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Revised stock assessment for the cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis taken off the coast of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

Year of publication 1981

Pages 44

Author Sanders, M.J.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This paper describes a revised stock assessment for the cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis inhabiting waters off the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. It differs from earlier assessments in that the male and female cuttlefish are considered separately.

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