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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 26 Mar 2024
Fishing area
Bioeconomy

Geographical fishing areas in the European Union Common fisheries policy are defined for a number of specific areas of water: - the north-east Atlantic, which is roughly the area to the east of 42°W longitude and north of 36°N latitude, including the waters of the Baltic Sea; - the north-west Atlantic, which is the region that is roughly the area to the west of 42°W longitude and north of 35°N latitude; - the eastern central Atlantic, which is the region to the east of 40°W longitude between latitudes 36°N and 6°S; - the Mediterranean, which is also known as the Food and Agriculture Organization Major Fishing Area 37, comprises the Mediterranean Sea and the adjacent Black Sea.

Eurostat b, Glossary, accessed 11 December 2023

Source category: EC Technical Documents