Geographic Area of Competence of North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)

Those parts of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas which lie north of 36° north latitude and between 42° west longitude and 51° east longitude, but excluding:(i) the Baltic Sea and the Belts lying to the south and east of lines drawn from Hasenøre Head to Gniben Point, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Head to the Kullen. and(ii) the Mediterranean Sea and its dependent seas as far as the point of intersection of the parallel of 36° latitude and the meridian of 5°36' west longitude.NEAFC’s area of competence also includes the part of the Atlantic Ocean north of 59° north latitude and between 44° west longitude and 42° west longitude.

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Date ( Creation )
2020-01-30T11:45:39
Edition
2020-01-30T11:01:46
Edition date
2020-01-30T11:53:46
Identifier
fao-rfb-map-neafc
Owner
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FI) -
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla , Rome , 00153 , Italy
http://www.fao.org/fishery/en
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Digital map
Purpose
The main objective of the Regional Fishery Bodies is to ensure the sustainable exploitation of marine and freshwater resources by the establishment of a system of international regulation and by the development of marketing activities in conformity with the objectives of its members.
Owner
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FI) -
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla , Rome , 00153 , Italy
http://www.fao.org/fishery/en
Point of contact
FAO - Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FI). Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division (FIA) - Aureliano Gentile ( Information Management Officer )
http://www.fao.org/fishery/en
Point of contact
FAO - Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FI). Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division (FIA) - Emmanuel Blondel ( GIS Information Management Specialist )
http://www.fao.org/fishery/en
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
General ( Theme )
  • FAO
  • FIGIS
  • fishery
  • fisheries
  • ocean management
FAO ( Theme )
FIGIS ( Theme )
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
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The terms and conditions are available at http://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/en
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Usage subject to mandatory citation: © FAO, 2020. FAO Regional Fishery Bodies. Geographic Area of Competence of North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC). In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FI) [online]. Rome. Updated 2020-01-30 [Cited <DATE>] http://www.fao.org/fishery/geonetwork?uuid=fao-rfb-map-neafc
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Use of web map (WMS) and feature (WFS) protocol in web-applications subject to mention of provenance (Metadata link: http://www.fao.org/fishery/geonetwork?uuid=fao-rfb-map-neafc ), FAO map attribution and copyright.
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Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) are for illustration only and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries.
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Supplemental Information
Regional Fishery Bodies (RFBs) are a mechanism through which States or organizations that are parties to an international fishery agreement or ("agreement" is fundamental, and different from arrangement) arrangement work together towards the conservation, management and/or development of fisheries. Some RFBs, especially those with an ecosystem mandate, work with seabirds, etc that are connected with fisheries but are not fish stocks per se.The mandates of RFBs vary. Some RFBs have an advisory mandate, and provide advice, decisions or coordinating mechanisms that are not binding on their members. Some RFBs have a management mandate, these are called Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs). They adopt fisheries conservation and management measures that are binding on their members.The functions of RFBs also vary. They can include the collection, analysis and dissemination of information and data, coordinating fisheries management through joint schemes and mechanisms, serving as a technical and policy forum, and taking decisions relating to the conservation, management, development and responsible use of the resources.The difference between a "regional fishery body" and a "regional fishery arrangement" is that the former has established a Secretariat that operates under a governing body of member States and the latter does not have.
Reference system identifier
EPSG / 4326
OnLine resource
RFB_NEAFC ( OGC:WMS-1.1.0-http-get-map )

Geographic Area of Competence of North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)

OnLine resource
RFB_NEAFC ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

GIS data download (WFS - GML)

OnLine resource
RFB_NEAFC ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

GIS data download (WFS - GeoJSON)

OnLine resource
RFB_NEAFC ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

GIS data download (WFS - ESRI Shapefile)

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XML ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Metadata (ISO 19139 XML)

OnLine resource
FAO Regional Fishery Bodies ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

FAO Regional Fishery Bodies

OnLine resource
Factsheet - Summary description ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Factsheet - Summary description

OnLine resource
FAO Regional Fishery Bodies (GIS Viewer) ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

FAO Regional Fishery Bodies (GIS Viewer)

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Dataset
Date stamp
2020-01-30T10:59:52
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
Dataset URI
fao-rfb-map-neafc
 
 

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fao-rfb-map-neafc
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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