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Report of the Expert Consultation on the FAO Guidelines for Ecolabelling for Capture Fisheries . Rome, 3–4 March 2008.











FAO.Report of the Expert Consultation on the FAO Guidelines for Ecolabelling for Capture Fisheries . Rome, 3–4 March 2008.FAO Fisheries Report. No. 864. Rome, FAO. 2008. 21p.


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