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FAO panel scripts norms for fishery management [1]

The United Nations, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) recently released, the first global guideline for bycatch management and reduction of fishing discards which covers all types of bycatch including discards, that is, fish that are caught accidently and then thrown back into the sea either dead or dying.

Unmanaged bycatch and discards threaten the long term sustainability of many fishe

Publication Date: 
18/01/2011
Financial Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
FAO [3], Fisheries [4], Endangered Species [5], Fishing Technology [6], Ecosystems [7]
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