| Title
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Geographic Area of Competence of General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) |
| Date
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2019-02-21 |
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Revision: Date identifies when the resource was examined or re-examined and improved or
amended
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| Edition
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1.0 |
| Edition date
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2019-02-21 |
| Code
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fao-rfb-map-gfcm |
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| Presentation form
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Digital map: Map represented in raster or vector form
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| Abstract
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The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. High seas and National waters. |
| Purpose
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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.
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| Maintenance and update frequency
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As needed: Data is updated as deemed necessary
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| Graphic overview
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 Map overview |
| Descriptive keywords
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FAO , FIGIS , fishery , fisheries , ocean management , resource management , RFB (theme). |
| Descriptive keywords
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Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units (theme). |
| Descriptive keywords
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24561 (theme). |
| Descriptive keywords
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fao-rfb-map-gfcm (theme). |
| Use limitation
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The terms and conditions are available at http://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/en |
| Use limitation
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Usage subject to mandatory citation: © FAO, 2019. FAO Regional Fishery Bodies. Geographic Area of Competence of General Fisheries
Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM). In: FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department (FI) [online]. Rome. Updated 2019-02-21
[Cited <DATE>] http://www.fao.org/geonetwork/srv/eng/main.home?uuid=fa
o-rfb-map-gfcm |
| Use limitation
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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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| Access constraints
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Copyright: Exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a
literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or
label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist,
distributor
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| Access constraints
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License: Formal permission to do something
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| Use constraints
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Copyright: Exclusive right to the publication, production, or sale of the rights to a
literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work, or to the use of a commercial print or
label, granted by law for a specified period of time to an author, composer, artist,
distributor
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| Use constraints
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License: Formal permission to do something
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| Character set
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UTF8: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
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| Topic category code
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Boundaries |
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| Supplemental Information
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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.
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