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CIPAN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
1, record 1, English, Northwest%20Atlantic%20Fisheries%20Organization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- NAFO 2, record 1, English, NAFO
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 3, record 1, English, International%20Commission%20for%20the%20Northwest%20Atlantic%20Fisheries
former designation, correct
- ICNAF 4, record 1, English, ICNAF
former designation, correct
- ICNAF 4, record 1, English, ICNAF
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Established in 1979, Dartmouth, N.S. as successor to International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF). 3, record 1, English, - Northwest%20Atlantic%20Fisheries%20Organization
Record 1, Key term(s)
- International Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Commission
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Organisation des pêches de l'Atlantique Nord-Ouest
1, record 1, French, Organisation%20des%20p%C3%AAches%20de%20l%27Atlantique%20Nord%2DOuest
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- OPANO 2, record 1, French, OPANO
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Commission internationale pour les pêcheries de l'Atlantique Nord-Ouest 3, record 1, French, Commission%20internationale%20pour%20les%20p%C3%AAcheries%20de%20l%27Atlantique%20Nord%2DOuest
former designation, correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Convention sur la future coopération multilatérale dans les pêches de l'Atlantique nord-ouest, 24 octobre 1978, p. 5 4, record 1, French, - Organisation%20des%20p%C3%AAches%20de%20l%27Atlantique%20Nord%2DOuest
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Organisation pour la pêche dans le N-O de l'Atlantique (Canada)
- CIPAN
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos y comités internacionales
- Pesca comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Organización de Pesquerías del Atlántico Noroeste
1, record 1, Spanish, Organizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Pesquer%C3%ADas%20del%20Atl%C3%A1ntico%20Noroeste
correct, feminine noun, international
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- NAFO 1, record 1, Spanish, NAFO
correct, feminine noun, international
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Comisión Internacional de Pesquerías del Atlántico Noroeste 2, record 1, Spanish, Comisi%C3%B3n%20Internacional%20de%20Pesquer%C3%ADas%20del%20Atl%C3%A1ntico%20Noroeste
former designation, correct, feminine noun, international
- CIPAN 2, record 1, Spanish, CIPAN
former designation, correct, feminine noun, international
- CIPAN 2, record 1, Spanish, CIPAN
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La FAO y otros organismos internacionales utilizan a veces las siglas OPANO u OPAN, pero no son tan aceptadas como NAFO. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Organizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20Pesquer%C3%ADas%20del%20Atl%C3%A1ntico%20Noroeste
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