FAO major fishing areas

The FAO Major Fishing Areas are areas in the world in what the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has divided the fishery. This definition is required for the statistical data-gathering, the management of fisheries and jurisdictional purposes.

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Last Updated July 26, 2022, 23:41 (PDT)
Created July 22, 2022, 02:27 (PDT)
Region Saint Helena
Language eng
Topic Category Economy; economic activities, conditions and employment
Temporal Extent Start 2008-02-15
Temporal Extent End 2014-04-17
Dataset Reference Date 2022
Lineage FAO major fishing areas for statistical purposes are arbitrary areas, the boundaries of which were determined in consultation with international fishery agencies on various considerations, including: 1) the boundary of natural regions and the natural divisions of oceans and seas, 2) the boundaries of adjacent statistical fisheries bodies already established in inter-governmental conventions and treaties, 3) existing national practices, 4) national boundaries, 5) the longitude and latitude grid system, 6) the distribution of the aquatic fauna, 7) the distribution of the resources and the environmental conditions within an area. The rationale of the FAO major fishing areas has been that the areas should, as far as possible, coincide with the areas of competence of other fishery commissions when existing. This system facilitates comparison of data, and improves the possibilities of cooperation in statistical matters in general. For statistical purposes, 27 major fishing areas have been internationally established to date.
West Longitude -170
South Latitude -80
East Longitude 170
North Latitude 80
Spatial Reference System WGS84
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Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference FAO. FAO Major Fishing Areas. [Cited 1 November 2020]. https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/area/search
Data Format shape
Update Frequency not planned
Accuracy low
Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2022-07-02
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