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DISTANT-WATER FISHING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Law of the Sea
- Environmental Management
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- distant water fishing
1, record 1, English, distant%20water%20fishing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DWF 2, record 1, English, DWF
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- distant-water fishing 3, record 1, English, distant%2Dwater%20fishing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Distant-water fishing, that is, fishing in areas far removed from a country's domestic waters, existed well before the 19th century industrialization with, for example, Europeans fishing for Atlantic cod ... off Newfoundland ... Increasing competition between domestic and foreign fishing vessels for national fisheries resources was one of the motivations behind the series of international negotiations in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ... 4, record 1, English, - distant%20water%20fishing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Droit de la mer
- Gestion environnementale
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pêche en eaux lointaines
1, record 1, French, p%C3%AAche%20en%20eaux%20lointaines
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pêche lointaine 2, record 1, French, p%C3%AAche%20lointaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Colaboración con la FAO
- Derecho del mar
- Gestión del medio ambiente
- Pesca comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pesca de altura
1, record 1, Spanish, pesca%20de%20altura
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pesca que se efectúa en alta mar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pesca%20de%20altura
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