Geographical Sub-Areas (GSAs)
Establishment of Geographical Sub-Areas in the GFCM Area - Resolution GFCM/31/2007/2 (PDF)
| 1 | Northern Alboran Sea | 16 | South of Sicily |
| 2 | Alboran Island | 17 | Northern Adriatic |
| 3 | Southern Alboran Sea | 18 | Southern Adriatic Sea |
| 4 | Algeria | 19 | Western Ionian Sea |
| 5 | Balearic Island | 20 | Eastern Ionian Sea |
| 6 | Northern Spain | 21 | Southern Ionian Sea |
| 7 | Gulf of Lions | 22 | Aegean Sea |
| 8 | Corsica Island | 23 | Crete Island |
| 9 | Ligurian and North Tirrenian Sea | 24 | North Levant |
| 10 | South Tirrenian Sea | 25 | Cyprus Island |
| 11 | Sardinia | 26 | South Levant |
| 12 | Northern Tunisia | 27 | Levant |
| 13 | Gulf of Hammamet | 28 | Marmara Sea |
| 14 | Gulf of Gabes | 29 | Black Sea |
| 15 | Malta Island | 30 | Azov Sea |
GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas (GSAs) map
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MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA (Major Fishing Area 37) | Western Mediterranean (Subarea 37.1) | Balearic (Division 37.1.1) |
| Gulf of Lions (Division 37.1.2) |
| Sardinia (Division 37.1.3) |
| Central Mediterranean (Subarea 37.2) | Adriatic (Division 37.2.1) |
| Ionian (Division 37.2.2) |
| Eastern Mediterranean (Subarea 37.3) | Aegean (Division 37.3.1) |
| Levant (Division 37.3.2) |
| Black Sea (Subarea 37.4) | Marmara Sea (Division 37.4.1) |
| Black Sea (Division 37.4.2) |
| Azov Sea (Division 37.4.3) |
FAO Major Fishing Areas
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Mediterranean and Black Sea 
