This is the FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Reference Data repository.


file naming:
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- CL_*   "code-lists": contains the identifier and mapping to other codes and descriptions; 

- HCL_*  "hierarchical code-lists": contains the grouping information, a pointer (foreign key) from the reference object (parent) to the children

- FSJ_*  FishStat metadata; we use it to define FishStatJ and the query panel

- DSD_* "Data Structure Definition": describes how information in a specific dataset is structured. It defines the dimensions, measures and their related attributes. 

raw data download:
*.csv  "time-series" file with the name <DATASET>_<TIMESERIES>.csv


All information contents in the files in CSV (comma-separated values) formatted as UTF-8. 
To open these files in Excel, go to the menu
Data->From Text and select File origin "65001: Unicode UTF-8" and comma delimiter

When using time-series data, in order to obtain the aggregates presented in the 
Summary Tables of the "FAO Yearbook of Fishery Statistics - Aquaculture Production" which exclude production figures 
for aquatic plants, pearls and mother-of-pearl, data should be filtered using a Custom Group:
"Fish, crustaceans and molluscs, etc."(1801).

Please note that the list of species disseminated here, reflects the ASFIS standarad compatible with the data being published.
As such, it does not adhere entirely to ASFIS due to differing publication schedules.

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