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The State Of World Fisheries And Aquaculture

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This bi-annual publication contains a comprehensive global view of fisheries and aquaculture.

Bi-annual publication with the purpose of “providing policy-makers, civil society and those who derive their livelihood from the sector a comprehensive, objective and global view of capture fisheries and aquaculture, including associated policy issues.”

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(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/sof/sofia/index_en.htm

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