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ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Newsletter, November 2018, Issue #1

Year of publication 2018

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

Synopsis (short abstract) The ASFA Newsletter updates on news and developments of the FAO ASFA Secretarait and the ASFA Partnership more widely. This first issue covers the 2018 ASFA Advisory Board meeting, where a number of important decisions about ASFA were made. Interviews with seven ASFA Partners are also included, who discuss their reasons for being involved in the partnership, how ASFA has benefitted themselves individually and also their institutions, and what their hopes for ASFA's future are. An update on meetings, presentations, and training involving ASFA Partners is also provided.

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