HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=ontology&xml=sectionG.xml" http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=ontology&xml=sectionG.xml Table: FAO major fishing areas split up to the smallest available unit AreaSubareaDivisionSubdivision 18 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area18.xml" \t "_map" Arctic SeaNot definedNot definedNot defined21 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \t "_map" Northwest Atlantic� HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0031#NE0031" Subarea 21.0 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE037C#NE037C" 0.A HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE038D#NE038D" 0.B HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE039E#NE039E" Subarea 21.1 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE03B7#NE03B7" 1.A HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE03C8#NE03C8" 1.B HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE03DB#NE03DB" 1.C HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE03EE#NE03EE" 1.D� HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0401#NE0401" 1.E HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0414#NE0414" 1.F HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0427#NE0427" Subarea 21.2 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0440#NE0440" 2.G HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0453#NE0453" 2.H HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0466#NE0466" 2.J HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0479#NE0479" Subarea 21.3 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0479#NE0479" 3� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0492#NE0492" 3.K HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE04A5#NE04A5" 3.L HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE04B8#NE04B8" 3.M HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE04CB#NE04CB" 3.N HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE04DE#NE04DE" 3.O HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE04F1#NE04F1" 3.P HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE050A#NE050A" 3.P.n HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE051D#NE051D" 3.P.s HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0530#NE0530" Subarea 21.4 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0549#NE0549" 4.R� HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE055C#NE055C" 4.S HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE056F#NE056F" 4.T HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0582#NE0582" 4.V HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE059B#NE059B" 4.V.n HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE05AE#NE05AE" 4.V.s HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE05C1#NE05C1" 4.W HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE05D4#NE05D4" 4.X HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE05E7#NE05E7" Subarea 21.5 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0600#NE0600" 5.Y HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0613#NE0613" 5.Z HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE062C#NE062C" 5.Z.eSubunit HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE064C#NE064C" 5.Z.uSubunit HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0686#NE0686" 5.Z.c HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0695#NE0695" 5.Z.w HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE06A6#NE06A6" Subarea 21.6 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE06BF#NE06BF" 6.A� HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE06D0#NE06D0" 6.B HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE06E3#NE06E3" 6.C HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE06F6#NE06F6" 6.D HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0709#NE0709" 6.E HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE071C#NE071C" 6.F HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE072F#NE072F" 6.G HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area21.xml" \l "NE0742#NE0742" 6.H27 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \t "_map" Northeast Atlantic HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE003B#NE003B" Barents Sea (Subarea I)� HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE004E#NE004E" Norwegian Sea, Spitzbergen, and Bear Island (Subarea II) � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0062#NE0062" Norwegian Sea (Division IIa) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0075#NE0075" Spitzbergen and Bear Island (Division IIb) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0088#NE0088" Skagerrak, Kattegat, Sound, Belt Sea, and Baltic Sea ( the Sound and Belt together known also as the Transition Area) (Subarea III) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE00A4#NE00A4" Skagerrak and Kattegat (Division IIIa) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE00B5#NE00B5" Sound and Belt Sea or the Transition Area (Divisions IIIb, c) 2 subdivisions: HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE00C7#NE00C7" Belt Sea (Subdivision 22) - HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE00C7#NE00C7" 3.c.22 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE00D8#NE00D8" Sound (Subdivision 23) - HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE00D8#NE00D8" 3.b.23 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE00E9#NE00E9" Baltic Sea (Division IIId) 9 subdivisions: HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE00FB#NE00FB" Baltic West of Bornholm (Subdivision 24) - HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE00FB#NE00FB" 3.d.24� � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE010C#NE010C" Southern Central Baltic _ West (Subdivision 25) - HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE010C#NE010C" 3.d.25 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE011D#NE011D" Southern Central Baltic - East (Subdivision 26) - � � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE011D#NE011D" 3.d.26 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE012E#NE012E" West of Gotland (Subdivision 27) - HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE012E#NE012E" 3.d.27 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE013F#NE013F" East of Gotland or Gulf of Riga (Subdivision 28) - HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE013F#NE013F" 3.d.28 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0150#NE0150" Archipelago Sea (Subdivision 29) - � �� �� � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0150#NE0150" 3.d.29 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0161#NE0161" Bothnian Sea (Subdivision 30) - � � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0161#NE0161" 3.d.30 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0172#NE0172" Bothnian Bay (Subdivision 31) - � � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0172#NE0172" 3.d.31 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0183#NE0183" Gulf of Finland (Subdivision 32) - HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0183#NE0183" 3.d.32 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0194#NE0194" North Sea (Subarea IV)� 3 divisions: HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE01A8#NE01A8" Northern North Sea (Division IVa) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE01BB#NE01BB" Central North Sea (Division IVb) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE01CE#NE01CE" Southern North Sea (Division IVc) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE01E1#NE01E1" Iceland and Faeroes Grounds (Subarea V)� HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE01F5#NE01F5" Iceland Grounds (Division Va) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0208#NE0208" Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) 2 subdivisions: HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE021C#NE021C" Faeroe Plateau (Subdivision Vb1) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE022F#NE022F" Faeroe Bank (Subdivision Vb2) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0242#NE0242" Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, (the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland) (Subarea VI)2 divisions: HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0256#NE0256" Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland or as the West of Scotland (Division VIa) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0269#NE0269" Rockall (Division VIb) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE027C#NE027C" Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea North and South, and Southwest of Ireland - East and West (Subarea VII) 15 divisions: HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0290#NE0290" Irish Sea (Division VIIa) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE02A3#NE02A3" West of Ireland (Division VIIb) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE02B6#NE02B6" Porcupine Bank (Division VIIc) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE02C9#NE02C9" Eastern English Channel (Division VIId) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE02DC#NE02DC" Western English Channel (Division VIIe) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE02EF#NE02EF" Bristol Channel (Division VIIf) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0302#NE0302" Celtic Sea North (Division VIIg) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0315#NE0315" Celtic Sea South ( Division VIIh) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0328#NE0328" Southwest of Ireland - East (Division VIIj) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE033B#NE033B" Southwest of Ireland - West (Division VIIk) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE034E#NE034E" Bay of Biscay (Subarea VIII) � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0362#NE0362" Bay of Biscay - North (Division VIIIa) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0375#NE0375" Bay of Biscay - Central (Division VIIIb) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0388#NE0388" Bay of Biscay - South (Division VIIIc) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE039B#NE039B" Bay of Biscay - Offshore (Division VIIId) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE03AE#NE03AE" West of Bay of Biscay (Division VIIIe) � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE03C1#NE03C1" Portuguese Waters (Subarea IX) � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE03D5#NE03D5" Portuguese Waters - East (Division IXa) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE03E8#NE03E8" Portuguese Waters - West (Division IXb) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE03FB#NE03FB" Azores Grounds (Subarea X) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE040E#NE040E" Subarea XI � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0421#NE0421" North of Azores (Subarea XII) � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0434#NE0434" Subarea XIII� HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0443#NE0443" East Greenland (Subarea XIV) � HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE0457#NE0457" Northeast Greenland (Division XIVa) HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area27.xml" \l "NE046A#NE046A" Southeast Greenland (Division XIVb) 31 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area31.xml" \t "_map" Western Central Atlantic34 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area34.xml" \t "_map" Eastern Central Atlantic37 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area37.xml" \t "_map" Mediterranean and Black Sea41 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area41.xml" \t "_map" Southwest Atlantic47 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area47.xml" \t "_map" Southeast Atlantic48 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area48.xml" \t "_map" Atlantic, Antarctic51 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area51.xml" \t "_map" Western Indian Ocean57 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area57.xml" \t "_map" Eastern Indian Ocean58 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area58.xml" \t "_map" Indian Ocean, Antarctic and Southern61 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area61.xml" \t "_map" Northwest Pacific67 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area67.xml" \t "_map" Northeast Pacific71 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area71.xml" \t "_map" Western Central Pacific77 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area77.xml" \t "_map" Eastern Central Pacific81 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area81.xml" \t "_map" Southwest Pacific87 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area87.xml" \t "_map" Southeast Pacific88 HYPERLINK "http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=area&xml=Area88.xml" \t "_map" Pacific, Antarctic Comments to the table: There are 19 major fishing areas in table.

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