The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020

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WORLD FISHERIES 
AND AQUACULTURE
THE STATE OF 
SUSTAINABILITY
IN ACTION
2018
2018
2020
2018

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GHANA.
Fishing canoes and gear in the Canoe Basin, Tema.
COVER PHOTOGRAPH
©FAO/Kyle LaFerriere
This flagship publication is part of 
THE STATE OF THE WORLD
series of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations.
Required citation:
FAO. 2020. 
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020. Sustainability in action.
Rome.
https://doi.org/10.4060/ca9229en
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