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Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

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ANNEX XIVRESOLUTION GFCM 31/2007/2

ESTABLISHMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL SUB-AREAS IN THE GFCM AREA

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM),

RECOGNIZING the need to compile data, monitor fisheries and assess fisheries resources in a geo-referenced manner.

RECALLING the efforts made by Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and its Sub-Committees to identify appropriate boundaries for sub-areas in the GFCM area (FAO area 37);

CONSIDERING the decision made by the Commission at its 26th Session (2001) to establish Geographical Sub-Areas (GSAs) in the GFCM area;

CONSIDERING the advice emanating from the ninth session of SAC;

ESTABLISHES:

1.Geographical Sub-Areas in the GFCM area as shown in Annexes 1, 2 and 3.

ANNEX 1Map of GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas (GSAs)

ANNEX 2

TABLE OF GFCM GEOGRAPHICAL SUB-AREAS (GSAS)

FAOSUBAREAFAO STATISTICSDIVISIONSGSAs (SAC 9th Session)GSAs (2007)
WESTERN
1.1BALEARIC
1.1.awaters surrounding Balearic Islands
5Balearic Island
1.1.bwaters off Spanish continental coast
6Northern Spain
1.1.cwaters off Algeria
4Algeria
1.1.dAlboran sea
1Northern Alboran Sea
2Alboran Island
3Southern Alboran Sea
1.2GULF OF LIONS
1.2.eGulf of Lions
7Gulf of Lions
1.2.fwaters off Cote dAzur
7Gulf of Lions
1.3SARDINIA
1.3.gwaters surrounding Corsica
8Corsica Island
1.3.hwaters surrounding Sardinia
11Sardinia
1.3.iwaters off north Sicily
10South and Central Tirrenian Sea
1.3.jwafers off Italian continental shelf
9Ligurian and North Tirrenian Sea
10South Tirrenian Sea
1.3.kwaters northern Tunisia
12Northern Tunisia
CENTRAL
2.1ADRIATIC
2.1.anorthern and central Adriatic
17Northern Adriatic
2.1.bsouth Adriatic
18Southern Adriatic Sea
2.2IONIAN
2.2.cwaters off southeast Italy
19Western Ionian Sea
2.2.dwaters off western Greek
20Eastern Ionian Sea
2.2.ewaters off Sicily and Malta
15Malta Island
16South of Sicily
2.2.fGulf of Gabes and Hamamet
13Gulf of Hamamet
14Gulf of Gabes
2.2.gwaters off Libya
21Southern Ionian Sea
EASTERN
3.1AEGEAN
3.1.aAegean Sea
22Aegean Sea
3.1.bwaters surrounding Crete
23Crete Island
3.2LEVANT
3.2.cwaters surrounding Cyprus
25Cyprus Island
3.2.dwaters off southern Turkey coast
24North Levant
3.2.esoutheast Levant
27Levant
3.2.fwaters off Egypt
26South Levant
BLACK SEA
4.1MARMARA
4.1Marmara Sea
28Marmara Sea
4.2BLACK SEA
4.2Black Sea
29Black Sea
4.3AZOV SEA
4.3Azov Sea
30Azov Sea

ANNEX 3

Geographical coordinates for GFCM Geographical Sub-Area (GSAs)

GSAsLIMITS
1

Coast Line

36° N 5° 36′ W

36° N 3° 20' W

36° 05' N 3° 20' W

36° 05' N 2° 40' W

36° N 2° 40' W

36° N 1° 30' W

36° 30' N 1° 30' W

36° 30' N 1° W

37° 36' N 1° W

2

36° 05' N 3° 20' W

36° 05' N 2° 40' W

35° 45' N 3° 20' W

35° 45' N 3° 40' W

3

Coast Line

36° N 5° 36' W

35° 49' N 5° 36' W

36° N 3° 20' W

35° 45' N 3° 20' W

35° 45' N 2° 40' W

36° N 2° 40' W

36° N 1° 13' W

Morocco-Algeria border

4

Coast Line

36° N 1° 13' W

36° N 1° 30' W

36° 30' N 1° 30' W

36° 30' N 1° W

37° N 1° W

37° N 0° 30' E

38° N 0° 30' E

38° N 8° 30' E

Algeria-Tunisia border

Morocco-Algeria border

5

38° N 0° 30' E

39° 30' N 0° 30' E

39° 30' N 1° 30' W

40° N 1° 30' E

40° N 2° E

40° 30' N 2° E

40° 30' N6° E

38° N 6° E

6

Coast Line

37° 36' N 1° W

37° N 1° W

37° N 0° 30' E

39° 30' N 0° 30' E

39° 30' N 1° 30' W

40° N 1° 30' E

40° N 2° E

40° 30' N 2° E

40° 30' N 6° E

42° 30' N 6° E

42° 30' N 3° 09' E

7

Coast line

42° 30' N 3° 09' E

42° 30' N 6° E

42° 30' N 7° 30' E

France-Italy border

8

42° 30' N 6° E

42° 30' N 7° 30' E

43° 15' N 7° 30' E

43° 15' N 9° 45' E

41° 18' N 9° 45' E

41° 18' N 6° E

9

Coast line

France-Italy border

43° 15' N 7° 30' E

43° 15' N 9° 45' E

41° 18' N 9° 45' E

41° 18 N 13° E

10

Coast line (including North Sicily)

41° 18' N 13° E

41° 18' N 11° E

38° N 11° E

38° N 12° 30' E

11

41° 18' N 6° E

41° 18' N 11° E

38° 30' N 11° E

38° 30' N 8° 30' E

38° N 8° 30' E

38° N 6° E

12

Coast line

Algeria-Tunisia border

38° N 8° 30' E

38° 30' N 8° 30' E

38° 30' N 11° E

38° N 11° E

37° N 12° E

37° N 11° 04' E

13

Coast line

37° N 11° 04' E

37° N 12° E

35° N 13° 30' E

35° N 11° E

14

Coast line

35° N 11° E

35° N 15° 18' E

Tunisia-Libya border

15

36° 30' N 13° 30' E

35° N 13° 30' E

35° N 15°18' E

36° 30' N 15° 18' E

16

Coast line

38° N 12° 30' E

38° N 11° E

37° N 12° E

35° N 13° 30' E

36° 30' N 13° 30' E

36° 30' N 15° 18' E

37° N 15° 18' E

17

Coast line

41° 55' N 15° 08' E

Croatia-Montenegro border

18

Coast line (both sides)

41° 55' N 15° 08' E

40° 04' N 18° 29' E

Croatia-Montenegro border

Albania-Greece border

19

Coast line (including East Sicily)

40° 04' N 18° 29' E

37° N 15° 18' E

35° N 15° 18' E

35° N 19° 10' E

39° 58' N 19° 10' E

20

Coast line

Albania-Greece border

39° 58' N 19° 10' E

35° N 19° 10' E

35° N 23° E

36° 30' N 23° E

21

Coast line

Tunisia-Libya border

35° N 15° 18' E

35° N 23° E

34° N 23° E

34° N 25° 09 'E

Libya-Egypt border

22

Coast line

36° 30' N 23° E

36° N 23° E

36° N 26° 30' E

34° N 26° 30' E

34° N 29° E

36° 43' N 29° E

23

36°N 23° E

36° N 26° 30' E

34° N 26° 30' E

34° N 23° E

24

Coast line

36° 43' N 29° E

34° N 29° E

34° N 32° E

35° 47' N 32° E

35° 47' N 35° E

Turkey-Syria border

25

35° 47' N 32° E

34° N 32° E

34° N 35° E

35° 47' N 35° E

26

Coast line

Libya-Egypt border

34° N 25° 09' E

34° N 34° 13' E

Egypt-Gaza Strip border

27

Coast line

Egypt-Gaza Strip border

34° N 34° 13' E

34° N 35° E

35° 47' N 35° E

Turkey-Syria border

28
29
30

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