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Report of the Expert Consultation on International Fish Trade, Rio de Janeiro, 3-5 December 2003










FAO. Report of the Expert Consultation on International Fish Trade. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3–5 December 2003. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 744. Rome, FAO. 2004. 155p.


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