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FAO Major Fishing Areas for Statistical Purposes (with insets)

Year of publication 2015

Pages 1p.

Author Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) 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 (i) the boundary of natural regions and the natural divisions of oceans and seas; (ii) the boundaries of adjacent statistical fisheries bodies already established in inter-governmental conventions and treaties; (iii) existing national practices; (iv) national boundaries; (v) the longitude and latitud e grid system; (vi) the distribution of the aquatic fauna; and (vii) 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. A version of the FAO Major F ishing Areas for Statistical Purposes poster with the insets of areas 27 and 37 is available at http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4763e.pdf. A version of the FAO Major Fishing Areas for Statistical Purposes poster without the insets of areas 27 and 37 is available at http://www.fao.org/3/a-az126e.pdf.

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