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:
2.4.1 Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
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