Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publishing Year
1990
Publishing Place
Roma
Collation
xv,92hal.:ill.;29cm
Abstract/Notes
On many occasions the use of this classification of fishing gear for fishery statistics has proven to be of prime importance, if exploitation conditions are to be assessed accurately; but it has also been realized that use of the classification is often restricted, or rendered difficult, by the lack of technical knowledge by administrators and the staff of fisheries and statistical offices responsible for identifying the gear categories to wich a country's catches and landings relate.
