Preliminary Report Cruise No. II - Surveys of the Fish Resources on the Pacific Shelf between Southern Mexico and Colombia - Part 1: Colombia - Costa Rica (23 April - 20 May 1987)

Preliminary Report Cruise No. II - Surveys of the Fish Resources on the Pacific Shelf between Southern Mexico and Colombia - Part 1: Colombia - Costa Rica (23 April - 20 May 1987)

Editor

nstitute of Marine Research, Bergen

Descripción

The research programme SURVEYS OF THE FISH RESOURCES ON THE PACIFIC SHELF BETWEEN SOUTHERN MEXICO AND COLOMBIA is sponsored by The Norwegian Agency for Development Assistance (NORAD), The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The programme is being planned through the OLDEPESCA/FAO Working Group on Fisheries Research in the Region of Central America and Panama. Its execution is the responsibility of the Institute of Ma rine Research, Bergen in cooperation with FAO and national fisheries administrations. The programme will comprise four coverages of the region. This preliminary cruise report describes the work and some of the findings of the first coverage in the waters of Colombia and the second in Panama and Costa Rica. Full reports will be issued after the completion of the programme.