FAO Species Catalogues (FAO Fisheries Synopses)

FAO Species Catalogues (FAO Fisheries Synopses)

This CD-ROM contains the elcetronic version of the collection of the FAO Species Catalogue published during the period 1980-99, which appeared as FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Volumes 1-18. Catalogues are worldwide, annotated and illustrated inventories of species for each of the world's major commercial groups of fishery resources. They are comprehensive reviews of current knowledge on species of aquatic organisms of present and potential economic interest. Species catalogues include general information on the groups and information by species including scientific nomenclature, international and local names, diagnostic features, geographical distribution, biology, fisheries and relevant literature. Navigation between and within volumes is facilitated through the use of bookmarks. [Adobe Reader®] required] Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations