FAO Major Fishing Areas
The FAO Major Fishing Areas are areas in the world in what the Food and Agriculture Organization has divided the fishery. This definition is required for the statistical data-gathering, the management of fisheries and jurisdictional purposes. The boundaries of the areas were determined on various considerations with consulting international fishery agencies.

Areas 

The defined areas are:
 Area 18: the Arctic Ocean
 Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
 Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
 Area 31: the Western part of the Atlantic Ocean
 Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
 Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
 Area 41: the Southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
 Area 47: the Southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
 Area 48: the Antarctic part of the Atlantic Ocean
 Area 51: the Western part of the Indian Ocean
 Area 57: the Eastern part of the Indian Ocean
 Area 58: the Antarctic and Southern parts of the Indian Ocean
 Area 61: the Northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
 Area 67: the Northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
 Area 71: the Western Central part of the Pacific Ocean
 Area 77: the Eastern Central part of the Pacific Ocean
 Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
 Area 87: the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
 Area 88: the Antarctic part of the Pacific Ocean

References 

Food and Agriculture Organization
Fishing areas
Fisheries law