Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP)
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  The list of countries or areas includes the following descriptors: FAO multilingual country or area code (maximum 12 characters) used for statistical purposes. 3-alpha country or area code by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO Country codes) ... More
 Where statistics are transmitted there is a need for codes and the ISO has developed international standard codes for the representation of currencies and funds (ISO 4217). These codes are related to those developed by the ISO for geographical entities... More
 United Nations. 2004. International merchandise trade statistics: compilers manual. United Nations Publication Sales No. E.02.XVII.17. New York, UN. 121 pp. (also available at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/seriesf/seriesf_87e.pdf). More
 FAO. Reference data for commodities (.csv file). Open Fisheries Global Information System (FIGIS). [Cited 1 November 2020].  https://github.com/openfigis/RefData/tree/gh-pages/commodity United Nations. 1991. Provisional central product classification. Statistical Papers Series M, No. 77. New York, UN. 296pp. (also available at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/econ/download/in%20text/cpcprov_english.pdf). World Customs Organization... More
 Use of geographic classification/coding systems Alternatively,  a dataset may be geo-referenced using a reference geographic classification and coding system (e.g. FAO Major area codes, grid cell codes). More
 Geographic classification systems A geographic classification system can be defined as a way of grouping and organizing geographic references (reference points, lines or areas) to be used as reference data for geo-referencing statistical datasets. To facilitate its use, a geographic classification... More
  Irregular area classification systems: Systems where the elements correspond to irregular areas. e.g. Countries or areas FAO Major Fishing Areas for Statistical Purposes Exclusive Economic Zones Regional Fishery Bodies Competence areas Reporting areas, Fishing zones. ... More
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