FAO fishing areas
FAO fishing areas as a guide for origin and product selection
Fish is a Natural product, whose Quality and with his Origin is connected. The international FAO fishing areas to show which marine regions wild-caught fish originate from, and to create a uniform basis for Transparent Product Information. Zeelandia van Belzen distributes Fish and Seafood from different International fan regions. Depending on the product, season and availability, Origin, fishing method and Processing distinguish. The overview of the FAO fishing areas offers a compact orientation, makes origin information better understandable and supports, Product Information to classify and the suitable goods to select.
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Northwest Atlantic
North-East Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic
Mid-North Atlantic
Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
Southwest Atlantic
South-East Atlantic
Antarctic Atlantic
Western Indian Ocean
Eastern Indian Ocean
Antarctic Indian Ocean
Northwest Pacific
Northeast Pacific
Western Pacific Ocean
Eastern Pacific Ocean
Southwest Pacific
Southwest Pacific
South Pacific Ocean
Antarctic Pacific
FAO 21
FAO 27
FAO 31
For the attention of 34
FAO 37
FAO 41
FAO 47
FAO 48
FAO 51
FAO 57
FAO 58
FAO 61
FAO 67
For the attention of 71
FAO 77
FAO 81
FAO 87
FAO 88
FAO 21
FAO 21 – Northwest Atlantic
Subdomain 21.0
Baffin Island, East Bluff, Bylot Island, Devon Island, Ellesmere Island
21.0.A Davis Strait, Baffin Island
21.0.B Davis Strait
Sub-area 21.1
Baffin Bay, Davis Strait
21.1.A Baffin Bay, Melville Bay, Disko Island
21.1.B Davis Strait, Ilulissat, Store Hellefiske Banke
21.1.C Davis Strait, Umanarsugssuak, Little Hellefiske Banke
21.1.D Frederikshaab Glacier, Godthaab, Fyllas Banke, Fiskenaes Banke, Danas Banke
21.1.E Cape Desolation, Frederikshåb Glacier, Dana Banke
21.1.F Cape Desolation, Cape Farewell
Sub-area 21.2
Labrador coast
21.2.G Cape Mugford
21.2.H Hopedale, Cape Mugford
21.2.J Hopedale, Hamilton Bank
Subdomain 21.3
Newfoundland
21.3.K Cape Freels, Cape Bauld
21.3.L Cape Freels, Cape St. Mary’s, Grand Bank, Avalon Peninsula, St. John’s
21.3.M Flemish Cap
21.3.N Grand Bank
21.3.O Grand Bank
21.3.P Cape St. Mary's, Saint Pierre and Miquelon Islands, Burin Peninsula
Sub-area 21.4
North-West Atlantic
21.4.R Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Cape Bauld, Strait of Belle Isle, Cape Ray
21.4.S Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Labrador-Quebec boundary, Pointe des Monts, Anticosti Island
21.4.T Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Magdalen Islands
21.4.V Cape North, Fourchu, Eastern Scotland Shelf
21.4.W Canso, Central Scotian Shelf, Sable Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia Eastern Shore
21.4.X Western Scotian Shelf, Bay of Fundy, St. Margaret’s Bay, Yarmouth, Digby, Grand Manan
Sub-area 21.5
Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine
21.5.Y Gulf of Maine, Bar Harbour
21.5.Z Georges Bank
Sub-area 21.6
Rhode Island
21.6.A Rhode Island
21.6.B Cape Henry
21.6.C Cape Hatteras
21.6.D Rhode Island
21.6.E Rhode Island
21.6.F Rhode Island
21.6.G Rhode Island
21.6.H Rhode Island
FAO 27
FAO 27 - Northeast Atlantic
Sub-area I
Barents Sea
Yes Barents Sea – NEAFC Regulatory Area
Ib Barents Sea – non-NEAFC regulatory area
Sub-area II
The Norwegian Sea, Spitsbergen and Bear Island
IIa Norwegian Sea
IIb Svalbard and Bear Island
Sub-area III
Skagerrak, Kattegat, Belt, Öresund and Baltic Sea
IIIa Skagerrak and Kattegat
IIIb,c Belt and Öresund (Transition Area)
IIId Baltic Sea
Sub-area IV
North Sea
IVa Northern North Sea
IVb Central North Sea
IVc Southern North Sea
Sub-area V
Icelandic and Faroese grounds
Go Island reasons
Vb Faroese grounds
Sub-area VI
Rockall, northwest coast of Scotland and Northern Ireland
Via Northwest coast of Scotland and Northern Ireland
Vib Rockall
Sub-area VII
Irish Sea, west of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel and Bristol Channel
VIIa Irish Sea
VIIb West of Ireland
VIIc Porcupinebank
VII Eastern English Channel
Seventh Western English Channel
Vii Bristol Channel
VIIg North Sea
VIIh Southern Celtic Sea
VIIj Southwest Ireland – East
7th Southwest Ireland – West
Sub-area VIII
Bay of Biscay
VIIIa Northern Biscay
VIIIb Mid-Bay of Biscay
VIIIc Southern Bay of Biscay
VIII d Bay of Biscay
8th West of the Bay of Biscay
Sub-area IX
Portuguese waters
IXa Portuguese Waters – East
IXb Portuguese Waters – West
Sub-area X
Azores Reasons
Hi Azores Grounds
Xbox North East Atlantic South
Sub-area XII
North of the Azores
XIIa Mid-Atlantic Ridge (South)
XIIb Western Hatton Bank
XIIc Central North-East Atlantic – South
Sub-area XIV
East Greenland
XIVa Northeast Greenland
XIVb Southeast Greenland
FAO 31
FAO 31 – Central Western Atlantic
Ecoregions
Southeastern US continental shelf
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
North Brazilian Shelf
For the attention of 34
FAO 34 – Eastern Central Atlantic
Subdomain 34.1
Northern coast
34.1.1 Moroccan coast
34.1.2 Canary Islands and Madeira region
34.1.3 Sahara Coast
Subdomain 34.2
Northern Ocean
Subdomain 34.1
South Coast
34.3.1 Cape Verdean coast
34.3.2 Cape Verde
34.3.3 Sherbro
34.3.4 Western Gulf of Guinea
34.3.5 Gulf of Guinea
34.3.6 Southern Gulf of Guinea
Sub-area 34.4
Southern Ocean
34.4.1 South-western Gulf of Guinea
34.4.2 South-western ocean
FAO 37
FAO 37 – Mediterranean and Black Seas
Sub-area 37.1
Western Mediterranean
37.1.1 Balearics
37.1.2 Lion golf
37.1.3 Sardinia
Sub-area 37.2
Eastern Mediterranean
37.2.1 Aegean Sea
37.2.2 Levantine Sea
Sub-area 37.3
Western Mediterranean
37.3.1 Balearics
37.3.2 Lion golf
37.3.3 Sardinia
Sub-domain 37.4
Black Sea
37.4.1 Marmara Sea
37.4.2 Black Sea
37.4.3 Sea of Azov
FAO 41
FAO 41 – Southwest Atlantic
Sub-area 41.1
Northern
41.1.1 Amazonas
41.1.2 Christmas
41.1.3 Salvador
41.1.4 Northern Ocean
Sub-area 41.2
Central
41.2.1 Saints
41.2.2 Rio Grande
41.2.3 Platense
41.2.4 Mid-Atlantic
Sub-area 41.3
Southern
41.3.1 Northern Patagonia
41.3.2 Southern Patagonia
41.3.3 South Atlantic
FAO 47
FAO 47 – Southeast Atlantic
Sub-area 47.1
West coast
47.1.1 Palmeirinhas Cape
47.1.2 Salinas Cape
47.1.3 Cunene
47.1.4 The Cross
47.1.5 Orange River
47.1.6 Cape of Good Hope
Subdomain 47.2
Cape Agulhas
47.2.1 Middle Agulhas
47.2.2 Eastern Agulhas
Sub-area 47.A
SEAFO Division
47.A.0 SEAFO Division
47.A.1 SEAFO Division
Sub-area 47.B
SEAFO Division
47.B.0 SEAFO Division
47.B.1 SEAFO Division
Sub-area 47.C
SEAFO Division
47.C.0 SEAFO Division
47.C.1 SEAFO Division
Sub-area 47.D
SEAFO Division
47.D.0 SEAFO Division
47.D.1 SEAFO Division
FAO 48
FAO 48 – Antarctic Atlantic
Subarea 48.1
Antarctic Peninsula
Subdomain 48.2
South Orkney Islands
Subdomain 48.3
South Georgia
Subdomain 48.4
South Sandwich
Subdomain 48.5
Weddell Sea
Sub-area 48.6
Bouvet
FAO 51
FAO 51 – Western Indian Ocean
Sub-area 51.1
Red Sea
Sub-area 51.2
Golf
Sub-area 51.3
Western Arabian Sea
Subarea 51.4
Eastern Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep and Sri Lanka
Sub-area 51.5
Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania
Sub-region 51.6
Madagascar and Mozambique Channel
Sub-area 51.7
Ocean
Subdomain 51.8
Mozambique
FAO 57
FAO 57 – Eastern Indian Ocean
Subdomain 57.1
Bay of Bengal
Sub-sector 57.2
Northern
Subarea 57.3
Central
Sub-area 57.4
Oceans
Sub-area 57.5
Western Australia
57.5.1 North-West Australia
57.5.2 Southwest Australia
Subdomain 57.6
Southern Australia
FAO 58
FAO 58 – Antarctic Indian Ocean
Sub-area 58.4
Enderby – Wilkes
58.4.1 Wilkes Land
58.4.2 Prydz Bay
58.4.3 Danzare Bank
58.4.4 Ob and Lena Banks
Subdomain 58.5
Kerguelen, McDonald
58.5.1 Kerguelen
58.5.2 McDonald and Heard
Sub-area 58.6
Crozet
Subdomain 58.7
Marion - Edward
FAO 61
FAO 61 – Northwest Pacific
Ecoregions
Sea of Okhotsk
Western Bering Sea
Sea of Japan
Oyashio Current
Yellow Sea
Kuroshio Current
East China Sea
South China Sea
FAO 67
To FAO 67 – Northeast Pacific
Ecoregions
Eastern Bering Sea
Gulf of Alaska
California river
For the attention of 71
FAO 71 – Western Pacific Ocean
Ecoregions
South China Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea
Indian Ocean
Northern Australia
Northern Australia
Central East Australia
FAO 77
FAO 77 – Eastern Pacific Ocean
Ecoregions
California river
Gulf of California
Hawaii
Central American Pacific
FAO 81
FAO 81 – Southwest Pacific
Ecoregions
East-Central Australia
Southeastern Australia
New Zealand shelf
FAO 87
FAO 87 – Southeast Pacific
Sub-area 87.1
Northern
87.1.1 Northern Coastal
87.1.2 Northern Intermediate
87.1.3 Galapagos
87.1.4 Northern Oceanic
Subdomain 87.2
Central
87.2.1 Central Coast
87.2.2 Central Intermediate
87.2.3 Saint Felix
87.2.4 Juan Fernández
87.2.5 Easter
87.2.6 Central Ocean
Sub-area 87.3
Southern
87.3.1 Southern Coast
87.3.2 Southern Intermediate
87.3.3 Southern Oceanic
FAO 88
FAO 88 – Antarctic Pacific
Subdomain 88.1
Eastern Ross Sea
Sub-area 88.2
Western Ross Sea
Sub-area 88.3
Amundsen Sea