GRSF Areas Database | Zenodo Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up Published April 21, 2026 | Version 2026.1.0 Dataset Restricted GRSF Areas Database Authors/Creators FIRMS GRSF Technical Working Group Contributors Hosting institution: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Project member (4): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Sustainable Fisheries Partnership - FishSource RAM Legacy Database Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas Description The GRSF Areas Database is a collaborative initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the University of Washington, and the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP). It represents the most comprehensive global repository of spatial information on areas related to fisheries and stocks, encompassing biological distribution areas, assessment areas, statistical areas, and management areas. The database integrates official geospatial information provided by national authorities and international organizations such as Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs). Construction of the GRSF ADB relies exclusively on authoritative sources—including official maps, GIS portals, area coordinates, and official codes—which are subsequently harmonized through the geoflow framework to ensure compliance with GRSF Standards. The GRSF Areas Database serves as the foundation of the GRSF geospatial components, enabling the georeferencing and visualization of stocks and fisheries, supporting data alignment across source databases, and ensuring consistent spatial representation of fisheries related areas worldwide. Methods (English) The data management workflow was automated using the geoflow R package (available at https://github.com/r-geoflow/geoflow ) using the following steps Data sources compilation : GRSF Areas data sources were compiled in an harmonized data table following the standard DublinCore metadata model of geoflow. The inventory is available at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sm_QADBrshIeuqDuK9qQfy404NSxLEmFVjwoXVQ7dEw/edit?usp=sharing Processing : Each data source was processed using a R geoflow (configuration at https://github.com/GRSF/water_areas_geoflow/blob/main/config_grsf_water_areas.json ) to produced a set of standardized geopackages. Next, the set of geopackage were bundled all together. Areas that are not publishable (due for legal interoperability issues) were processed / simplified as bounding boxes. Other area polygons were post-processed (using a generalization algorithm) to harmonize the spatial resolution and minimize the spatial heterogeneity among data sources. The full dataset was exported as geopackage. Upload and publication : Geographic areas were published as geospatial layer in the FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture GeoServer (available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/geoserver ). Geographic information metadata is made available in the FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture GeoNetwork (available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/geonetwork ) and through the GeoInfo portal (available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/geoserver/geoinfo/ ) Files Restricted The record is publicly accessible, but files are restricted. Log in to check if you have access. Additional details Related works Is identical to grsf_areas
(Other) 458 Views 142 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 458 77 Downloads Total downloads 142 0 Data volume Total data volume 1.8 GB 0 Bytes More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Keywords and subjects Keywords stocks fisheries FAO FIRMS RAM FishSource fishery sciences fishery data fishery stocks fishery resources fishing areas Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19684050 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19684050) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19684050.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19684050 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19684050"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19684050.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19684050.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19684050 Resource type Dataset Publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Languages English Rights License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Creative Commons Attribution license allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the creator is appropriately credited. Read more Citation Export Technical metadata Created April 21, 2026 Modified May 6, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies