The FAO Major Fishing Areas are areas in the world in what the Food and Agriculture Organization has divided the fishery. This definition is required for the statistical data-gathering, the management of fisheries and jurisdictional purposes. The boundaries of the areas were determined on various considerations with consulting international fishery agencies.
Areas
The defined areas are: Area 18: the Arctic Ocean Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean Area 48: the Antarctic part of the Atlantic Ocean Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean Area 58: the Antarctic and Southern parts of the Indian Ocean Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean Area 67: the Northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean Area 88: the Antarctic part of the Pacific Ocean
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