Classification Detail
ASFIS List of Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes (ASFIS)
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
Garibaldi, L.; Busilacchi, S. (comps.), ASFIS list of species for fishery statistics purposes, ASFIS Reference Series No. 15. Rome, FAO, 2002, 258p.
ISBN:
N/A
Website:
Custodian:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Available Formats:
Print, PDF, Excel
Year Adopted:
N/A
Year Published:
2002
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文, Latin Details...
Français
Liste ASFIS des espèces pour les besoins des statistiques des pêches (ASFIS)
Citation:
Garibaldi, L.; Busilacchi, S. (comps.), Liste ASFIS des espèces pour les besoins des statistiques des pêches, Série de références ASFIS No. 15. Rome, FAO, 2002, 258p.
Español
Lista ASFIS de especies para los fines de estadísticas de pesca (ASFIS)
Citation:
Garibaldi, L.; Busilacchi, S. (comps.), Lista ASFIS de especies para los fines de estadísticas de pesca, Serie de Referencias ASFIS. No. 15. Roma, FAO, 2002, 258p.
العربية
قائمة الأنواع في نظام المعلومات الخاصة بالعلوم المائية ومصايد الأسماك لأغراض الإحصاءات السمكية
Pусский
Перечень видов ASFIS для целей статистики рыбного хозяйства (ASFIS)
中文
水产科学及渔业信息系统（ASFIS）用于渔业统计目的的品种清单 (ASFIS)
Latin
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Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
2.4.1 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Purpose:
Please note this is a list, not a classification. To classify the statistical reporting data received by FAO which is a collation of world capture and aquaculture production statistics at either the species, genus, family or higher taxonomic levels in statistical categories referred to as species items.
Main Applications:
Classifying reported data received for both aquaculture and fisheries production
Main Users:
National statistical offices, FAO,
Methodology
Scope:
World capture and aquaculture production statistics at either the species, genus, family or higher taxonomic levels
Concept Being Classified:
goods, animals
Statistical Units:
species
Main Principles:
Providing a standard listing bringing together classifications
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Scientific Name+English Name+French Name+Spanish Name+Arabic Name+Chinese Name+Russian Name
ISSCAAP code: 123 + taxonomic code: 1234567890 + 3-alpha code: ABC
12601 items
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
The 12 600 species items were selected according to their interest or relation to fisheries and aquaculture. Recent taxonomic revisions have been consulted to use the correct scientific names and taxonomic classification. This allowed the identification of some scientific names and taxonomic codes used in the FAO fishery statistics databases that were no longer correct. However, this list has obviously no authority on taxonomic matters and to resolve uncertain cases specialized sources should be consulted.
A pragmatic and conservative approach has been applied for uncertain cases for scientific and FAO names. Changes of scientific names and creation of new species proposed in the scientific literature by taxonomists will be included in the ASFIS list only when such changes have been recognized by the majority of taxonomists and are well consolidated among people dealing with fishery matters and, in particular, fishery statistics. For the most controversial cases, the ASFA database has been consulted to verify if a newly proposed scientific name has become of current use.
In some cases the taxonomic codes have not been modified according to recent taxonomic revisions as it would have entailed major changes in species items having statistics or because the relevant digits of the taxonomic code were not available. For some genera of scarce importance for fisheries and including many species, a single species has been selected and included in the list to assign a taxonomic code to the genus.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Coordinating Entity:
FAO - Fisheries statistics office
Next Review:
2016
Reason for Latest Revision:
Minor additions
Major Changes:
FAO - Fisheries statistics office carries out rolling revisions of the listing as changes are made
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Available Languages:
English Français Español العربية Pусский 中文
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Available Languages:
English Français Español العربية Pусский 中文
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Unit:
Statistics and Information Service
Contact Name:
Luca Garibaldi
Email:
Website:
Fax:
+39 06 57052476
Address:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153
Rome
Comments
About 75% of the records have an English name, 40% a French name and 36% a Spanish name; only those of species items for which there are production statistics can be considered as official FAO names.