Guidance
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) areas for north east atlantic
Updated 12 September 2024
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The table below coverers FAO area 27, the North East Atlantic, a complete list of FAO areas is available on the FAO website.
| Atlantic, Northeast | 27 | |||
| Barents Sea (Subarea I) | 27 | 1 | ||
| Barents Sea - NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 1 | a | |
| Barents Sea - non-NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 1 | b | |
| Azores Grounds (Subarea X) | 27 | 10 | ||
| Azores Grounds (Division Xa) | 27 | 10 | a | |
| Azores Grounds - Parts in NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 10 | a | 1 |
| Azores Grounds - Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 10 | a | 2 |
| Northeast Atlantic South (Division Xb) | 27 | 10 | b | |
| North of Azores (Subarea XII) | 27 | 12 | ||
| Southern mid-Atlantic Ridge (Southern Reykjanes Ridge south to Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone) (Division XIIa) | 27 | 12 | a | |
| Subdivision XIIa1 - NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 12 | a | 1 |
| Subdivision XIIa2 - NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 12 | a | 2 |
| Subdivision XIIa3 - Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 12 | a | 3 |
| Subdivision XIIa4 - Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 12 | a | 4 |
| Western Hatton Bank (Division XIIb) | 27 | 12 | b | |
| Central Northeast Atlantic - South (Division XIIc) | 27 | 12 | c | |
| East Greenland (Subarea XIV) | 27 | 14 | ||
| Northeast Greenland (Division XIVa) | 27 | 14 | a | |
| Southeast Greenland (Division XIVb) | 2 | 14 | b | |
| Southeast Greenland - Parts of NEAFC Regulatory Area (Division XIVb1) | 27 | 14 | b | 1 |
| Southeast Greenland - Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area (Division XIVb1) | 27 | 14 | b | 2 |
| Norwegian Sea, Spitzbergen, and Bear Island (Subarea II) | 27 | 2 | ||
| Norwegian Sea (Division IIa) | 27 | 2 | a | |
| Norwegian Sea - NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 2 | a | 1 |
| Norwegian Sea - non-NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 2 | a | 2 |
| Spitzbergen and Bear Island (Division IIb) | 27 | 2 | b | |
| Skagerrak, Kattegat, Sound, Belt Sea, and Baltic Sea, the Sound and Belt together known also as the Transition Area (Subarea III) | 27 | 3 | ||
| Skagerrak and Kattegat (Division IIIa) | 27 | 3 | a | |
| Skagerrak | 27 | 3 | a | n |
| Kattegat | 27 | 3 | a | s |
| Sound and Belt Sea or the Transition Area (Divisions IIIb) | 27 | 3 | b | |
| Sound | 27 | 3 | b | 23 |
| Sound and Belt Sea or the Transition Area (Divisions IIIb) | 27 | 3 | c | |
| Belt Sea | 27 | 3 | c | 22 |
| Baltic Sea (Division IIId) | 27 | 3 | d | |
| Baltic West of Bornholm (Subdivision 24) | 27 | 3 | d | 24 |
| Southern Central Baltic – West (Subdivision 25 | 27 | 3 | d | 25 |
| Southern Central Baltic - East (Subdivision 26) | 27 | 3 | d | 26 |
| West of Gotland (Subdivision 27) | 27 | 3 | d | 27 |
| East of Gotland or Gulf of Riga (Subdivision 28) | 27 | 3 | d | 28 |
| Archipelago Sea (Subdivision 29) | 27 | 3 | d | 29 |
| Bothnian Sea (Subdivision 30) | 27 | 3 | d | 30 |
| Bothnian Bay (Subdivision 31) | 27 | 3 | d | 31 |
| Gulf of Finland (Subdivision 32) | 27 | 3 | d | 32 |
| North Sea (Subarea IV) | 27 | 4 | ||
| Northern North Sea (Division IVa) | 27 | 4 | a | |
| Central North Sea (Division IVb) | 27 | 4 | b | |
| Southern North Sea (Division IVc) | 27 | 4 | c | |
| Iceland and Faeroes Grounds (Subarea V) | 27 | 5 | ||
| Iceland Grounds (Division Va) | 27 | 5 | a | |
| Northern Reykjanes Ridge | 27 | 5 | a | 1 |
| Icelandic Shelf | 27 | 5 | a | 2 |
| Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) | 27 | 5 | b | |
| Faeroe Plateau (Subdivision Vb1) | 27 | 5 | b | 1 |
| Faeroe Bank (Subdivision Vb2) | 27 | 5 | b | 2 |
| Rockall, Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland, (the Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland also known as the West of Scotland) (Subarea VI) | 27 | 6 | ||
| Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland or as the West of Scotland (Division VIa) | 27 | 6 | a | |
| Rockall (Division VIb) | 27 | 6 | b | |
| Rockall - Part of NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 6 | b | 1 |
| Rockall Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 6 | b | 2 |
| Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea North and South, and Southwest of Ireland - East and West (Subarea VII) | 27 | 7 | ||
| Irish Sea (Division VIIa) | 27 | 7 | a | |
| West of Ireland (Division VIIb) | 27 | 7 | b | |
| Porcupine Bank (Division VIIc) | 27 | 7 | c | |
| Porcupine Bank - Part of NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 7 | c | 1 |
| Porcupine Bank - Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 7 | c | 2 |
| Eastern English Channel (Division VIId) | 27 | 7 | d | |
| Western English Channel (Division VIIe) | 27 | 7 | e | |
| Bristol Channel (Division VIIf) | 27 | 7 | f | |
| Celtic Sea North (Division VIIg) | 27 | 7 | g | |
| Celtic Sea South ( Division VIIh) | 27 | 7 | h | |
| Southwest of Ireland / East (Division VIIj) | 27 | 7 | j | |
| Southwest of Ireland - East - Part of NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 7 | j | 1 |
| Southwest of Ireland - East - Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area 27 | 7 | j | 2 | |
| Southwest of Ireland - West (Division VIIk) | 27 | 7 | k | |
| Southwest of Ireland - West - Part of NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 7 | k | 1 |
| Southwest of Ireland - West - Non-NEAFC Regulatory Are | 27 | 7 | k | 2 |
| Bay of Biscay (Subarea VIII) | 27 | 8 | ||
| Bay of Biscay / North (Division VIIIa) | 27 | 8 | a | |
| Bay of Biscay / Central (Division VIIIb) | 27 | 8 | b | |
| Bay of Biscay / South (Division VIIIc) | 27 | 8 | c | |
| Bay of Biscay / Offshore (Division VIIId) | 27 | 8 | d | |
| Bay of Biscay - Offshore - Parts in NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 8 | d | 1 |
| Bay of Biscay - Offshore - Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 8 | d | 2 |
| West of Bay of Biscay (Division VIIIe) | 27 | 8 | e | |
| West of Bay of Biscay - Parts in NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 8 | e | 1 |
| West of Bay of Biscay - Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area 27 | 8 | e | 2 | |
| Portuguese Waters (Subarea IX) | 27 | 9 | ||
| Portuguese Waters / East (Division IXa) | 27 | 9 | a | |
| Portuguese Waters / West (Division IXb) | 27 | 9 | b | |
| Portuguese Waters - West Parts in NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 9 | b | 1 |
| Portuguese Waters - West Non-NEAFC Regulatory Area | 27 | 9 | b | 2 |