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Climate Change and Fisheries in Africa: Issues and Challenges


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1 Division of Fish Nutrition, Biochemistry and Physiology, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai, 400 061, India
 

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F. J. Fawole
Division of Fish Nutrition, Biochemistry and Physiology, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai, 400 061, India

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4iS8%2F31111