Fishery: A Fishery is an activity leading to the harvesting of fish, within the boundaries of a defined area. The fishery concept fundamentally gathers indication of human fishing activity, including from economic, management, biological/environmental and technological viewpoints.
Different thematic approaches are envisaged, according to the disciplinary viewpoint prevailing in the identification of fishery units when a fisheries inventory is compiled:
Fishery Resource | Jurisdictional | Production System | Fishery Management Unit | Fishing Activity | Access Rights |
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The 6 Thematic Approaches are graphically organized in the 3-dimensional diagram below. Click on titles to get all fact sheets according the selected Approach or click on the Partner's icons to view their set of reports.
(*) Fishery fact sheets report Status and Trends of inventoried fisheries; they highlight topics relevant to the selected thematic approach.
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CCAMLR
Fishery Management Unit approach
Southern Ocean Toothfish fishery - Southeast Atlantic (Subarea 48.6)
Southern Ocean Toothfish fishery - High Latitude, Eastern Indian Ocean (Division 58.4.1)
Southern Ocean Toothfish fishery - High Latitude, Western Indian Ocean (Division 58.4.2)
Southern Ocean Toothfish fishery - Elan Bank (Division 58.4.3a)
Southern Ocean Toothfish fishery - BANZARE Bank (Division 58.4.3b)
Southern Ocean Toothfish fishery - Eastern Ross Sea (Subarea 88.1)
Southern Ocean Toothfish fishery - Western Ross Sea (Subarea 88.2)
FAO
Fishery Resource approach
World Global Tuna Fisheries
IATTC
Fishery Management Unit approach
EPO - Tunas and billfishes fishery
NAFO
Jurisdictional approach
Northwest Atlantic NAFO fisheries
Fishery Management Unit approach
Northwest Atlantic NAFO Flemish Cap groundfish fisheries
Northwest Atlantic NAFO Grand Bank groundfish fisheries
Northwest Atlantic NAFO high seas pelagic fisheries
Northwest Atlantic NAFO high seas shrimp fisheries
NEAFC
Jurisdictional approach
Northeast Atlantic - NEAFC high seas fisheries
Fishery Management Unit approach
Northeast Atlantic Blue whiting fisheries
Northeast Atlantic Deep-sea species fisheries
Northeast Atlantic Mackerel fisheries
Northeast Atlantic Norwegian spring spawning herring fisheries
Northeast Atlantic Pelagic redfish fisheries in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters
Northeast Atlantic Pelagic redfish fisheries in the Norwegian sea
Northeast Atlantic Rockall haddock fisheries
SEAFDEC
Fishery Resource approach
Viet Nam - Shark fisheries, 2004
Thailand - Shark fisheries, 2004
Myanmar - Shark fisheries, 2004
Malaysia - Shark fisheries, 2004
Indonesia - Shark fisheries, 2004
Cambodia - Shark fisheries, 2004
SEAFO
Jurisdictional approach
South East Atlantic SEAFO High seas fisheries
BNP
Production System approach
Cambodia Fisheries sector, 2008
Cambodia Inland fisheries sub-sector, 2008
Cambodia Marine fisheries sub-sector, 2008
Brazil Fisheries sector, 2008
Brazil Small/medium-scale fisheries sub-sector, 2008
Brazil Large-scale fisheries sub-sector, 2008
Senegal Fisheries sector, 2008
Senegal Artisanal fisheries sub-sector, 2008
Senegal Marine industrial fisheries sub-sector, 2008
Ghana Fisheries sector, 2008
Ghana Inland fisheries sub-sector, 2008
Ghana Marine fisheries sub-sector, 2008
