Classification Detail
FAO Major Fishing Areas
Basic Bibliographic Information
• Status:
Operational
• Type:
To Be Determined
• Citation:
CWP Handbook of Fishery Statistical Standards. Section H: FISHING AREAS FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. CWP Data Collection. In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department [online]. Rome. Updated 19 February 2015.
• ISBN:
N/A
• Website:
• Custodian:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Available Formats:
Print, PDF
• Year Adopted:
N/A
• Year Published:
N/A
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, العربية, Pусский, 中文 Details...
Français
Principales Zones de Pêche de la FAO
Español
Principales Áreas de Pesca de la FAO
العربية
مناطق الصيد الرئيسية في المنظمة
Pусский
Основные рыбопромысловые районы ФАО
中文
• Availability:
Fully available only in English.
Purpose of the Classification
• Statistical Domains (in CSA 2.0):
20301 Agriculture, forestry and fishing
• Purpose:
Please kindly note, this is a list, not a classification. For statistical purposes, particularly for reporting catch/production
• Main Applications:
Fishing catch and aquaculture production
• Main Users:
FAO, national fishery statisticians
Methodology
• Scope:
Global
• Concept Being Classified:
geographic areas
• Statistical Units:
geographic area / site
• Main Principles:
Geographic division of fishing efforts
Classification Structure
• Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
major area
xx
27 items
Level 2
subarea
xx.x
n/a items
Level 3
divisions
xx.x.x
n/a items
Level 4
subdivisions
xx.x.xx
n/a items
• Remarks:
FAO is only responsible for setting the first level, Major Fishing Areas, not the levels below. The levels below are set by different interested organizations (for example, regional fishery bodies) and thus the subsequent levels are heterogeneous, not present for all areas and cannot be counted.
• Criteria for Definition of Levels:
All levels below the Major Fishing Areas are defined by the relevant organization with their own criteria.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
• Official Adopting Entity:
Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics
• Coordinating Entity:
Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics
• Documenting Website:
• Reason for Latest Revision:
Member requested revisions
• Major Changes:
no major changes
Supporting Documents
• Coding Index Available:
No
• Training Materials and Other Documents:
Maps (shape files)
Contact Information
• Agency / Office:
Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics
• Unit:
FIAS
• Contact Name:
Sachiko Tsuji
• Email:
• Telephone:
+39 06 57055318
• Fax:
+39 06 57052476
• Address:
FAO
Room F-202
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
Rome
Italy
00153
Comments
Proposed area maps for the next revision are available at: ftp://ftp.fao.org/fi/maps/Default.htm