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FAO FISHERY ZONES (World Map) ARCTIC SEA (Fishing Zone 18) ATLANTIC, NORTHWEST (Fishing Zone 21) ATLANTIC, NORTHEAST (Fishing Zone 27) ATLANTIC, WESTERN-CENTRAL (Fishing Zone 31) ATLANTIC, EASTERN CENTRAL (Fishing Zone 34) MEDITERRANEAN & BLACK SEA (Fishing Zone 37) ATLANTIC, SOUTHWEST (Fishing Zone 41)

The FAO Major Fishing Areas are areas in the world in what the Food and Agriculture Organization has divided the fishery. This definition is required for the statistical data-gathering, the management of fisheries and jurisdictional purposes.

The NAFO Secretariat maintains the fishery catch statistics for FAO Area 21 (the Northwest Atlantic) which include both summary catch info and detailed catch and effort information. NAFO is also a founding member of the FAO's Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP).

Area 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) Overview The lobster trade (Retail, Restaurant, Ecommerce, Processor and Distributor) is backing away from purchasing and selling lobsters due to concerns with right whale entanglements and the recent Monterey …

Subarea 21.6 of FAO Major Area 21 and its breakdown The FAO major fishing areas for statistical purpose are defined by the CWP handbook of fishery statistical standards available at http://www.fao.org/fishery/cwp/handbook/h/en

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Dec 1, 2019 · FAO Area 21 – AIS-based fishing activity in the Northwest Atlantic. The United States of America and Canada, which are responsible for most of the fishing activity in the FAO Area 21, have...