| FAO Major Fishing Areas | Number of Marine Resources and Fisheries reported in FIRMS* |
| Area 18 (Arctic Sea) | 6 |
| Area 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) | 62 |
| Area 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | 192 |
| Area 31 (Atlantic, Western Central) | 93 |
| Area 34 (Atlantic, Eastern Central) | 197 |
| Area 37 (Mediterranean and Black Sea) | 82 |
| Area 41 (Atlantic, Southwest) | 40 |
| Area 47 (Atlantic, Southeast) | 74 |
| Area 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic) | 31 |
| Area 51 (Indian Ocean, Western) | 183 |
| Area 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern) | 30 |
| Area 58 (Antarctic and Southern Indian Ocean) | 35 |
| Area 61 (Pacific, Northwest) | 14 |
| Area 67 (Pacific, Northeast) | 18 |
| Area 71 (Pacific, Western Central) | 16 |
| Area 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central) | 16 |
| Area 81 (Pacific, Southwest) | 16 |
| Area 87 (Pacific, Southeast) | 15 |
| Area 88 (Pacific, Antarctic) | 22 |