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Environmental Assessment of Frozen Common Octopus (Octopus Vulgaris) Captured by Spanish Fishing Vessels in the Mauritanian EEZ

2012

This article considers the environmental impact of capture, processing and exporting of frozen octopus. It considers the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in Mauritania and foreign trawlers fishing under treaties between the EU and Mauritania.

Countries: Mauritania
Commodities: Captured molluscs, Octopus
Topics: Energy and bio-energy
Personal author: Ian Vázquez-Rowe, María Teresa Moreira, Gumersindo Feijoo
Publisher: Elsevier B. V.
Type: Case study
Format: Document
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