Geographical subareas (GSAs)
1 | Northern Alboran Sea | 16 | Southern Sicily |
2 | Alboran Island | 17 | Northern Adriatic Sea |
3 | Southern Alboran Sea | 18 | Southern Adriatic Sea |
4 | Algeria | 19 | Western Ionian Sea |
5 | Balearic Islands | 20 | Eastern Ionian Sea |
6 | Northern Spain | 21 | Southern Ionian Sea |
7 | Gulf of Lion | 22 | Aegean Sea |
8 | Corsica | 23 | Crete |
9 | Ligurian Sea and Northern Tyrrhenian Sea | 24 | Northern Levant Sea |
10 | Southern and Central Tyrrhenian Sea | 25 | Cyprus |
11.1 | Western Sardinia | 26 | Southern Levant Sea |
11.2 | Eastern Sardinia | 27 | Eastern Levant Sea |
12 | Northern Tunisia | 28 | Marmara Sea |
13 | Gulf of Hammamet | 29 | Black Sea |
14 | Gulf of Gabès | 30 | Azov Sea |
15 | Malta |
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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) |
Quick links
- Resolution GFCM/33/2009/2 on the establishment of geographical subareas in the GFCM area of application, amending Resolution GFCM/31/2007/2 (EN | FR)
- Shape files of GSAs | FAO