The GFCM area of application is divided into five subregions: the western, central and eastern Mediterranean, the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea. These subregions are then divided into 30 geographical subareas (GSAs).
FAO Major Fishing Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea
For statistical purposes, FAO considers the GFCM area of application, comprised of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, as Major Fishing Area 37. More information on the FAO subareas is available here.
- Western Mediterranean (Subarea 37.1)
- Balearic (Division 37.1.1)
- Gulf of Lion (Division 37.1.2)
- Sardinia (Division 37.1.3)
- Central Mediterranean (Subarea 37.2)
- Adriatic (Division 37.2.1)
- Ionian (Division 37.2.2)
- Eastern Mediterranean (Subarea 37.3)
- Aegean (Division 37.3.1)
- Levant (Division 37.3.2)
- Black Sea (Subarea 37.4)
- Marmara Sea (Division 37.4.1)
- Black Sea (Division 37.4.2)
- Azov Sea (Division 37.4.3)
Resources
- Shape files of GSAs | FAO
