Nutritional quality of the fresh and processed grey mullet (Mugilidae) products: a short review including data concerning fish from freshwater

Mullets fisheries and fry stocking in reservoirs in Tunisia

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Issue		Aquat. Living Resour. Volume 32, 2019 Mullets fisheries and fry stocking in reservoirs in Tunisia


Article Number		2
Number of page(s)		11
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2018026
Published online		17 January 2019

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