Fish Matters: Importance of Aquatic Foods in Human Nutrition and Global Food Supply

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-38

  Tacon, Albert G J ^a   Metian, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aquaculture; aquatic foods; FAO; fisheries; food supply; nutrient composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874043866     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641262.2012.753405     Document Type: Article

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