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| This section represents the entry point to maps, statistics and online databases currently accessible from the UN Atlas of the Oceans and to collections of maps related to the oceans. Another entry point to maps is through the GEOGRAPHY worldview where maps have been catalogued according to their geographic coverage. |
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| Maps from the Atlas of the Oceans |
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| Photo title: Atlas of the Oceans |
| Photo credit: Russian Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography (HDNO) |
| Collection of maps from the 3 volume Atlas of the Oceans, published by the Russian Head Department of Navigation and Oceanography (HDNO), and covering various aspects of the oceans, are now available. By clicking the link below, users can look at a preview of what is available. Members of UN Atlas can access the full size images of each map from the sub-topic Ocean Maps from Russian Atlas available on the left navigation bar.
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| Search the UN Atlas of the Oceans through an interactive map |
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 An interactive map, is available as an additional geographic tool to locate Topics and Related Knowledge throughout the Atlas.
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| Photo title: Interactive map to locate UN Atlas information |
| Photo credit: FAO |
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| Statistics and Databases |
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| The UN Atlas of the Oceans contains Fisheries Statistics and Information. It also includes databases such as FAOSTAT, the largest online, multilingual database on food and agriculture covering 50 years, with data on trade in agricultural products, and library databases on the science and management of aquatic organisms and environments. |
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FAO Strategy and Outline Plan for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Aquaculture
by FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department 26 March 2009 | |
| | The Strategy and Outline Plan for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Aquaculture, published by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, is now online. The Strategy-STA is a voluntary instrument that applies to all States and entities. Its overall objective is to provide a framework, strategy and plan for the improvement of knowledge and understanding of status and trends of aquaculture as a basis for policy-making and management. Required actions are specified, with a primary emphasis on the need for capacity building in developing countries. | |
Read more at http://www.fao.org/fishery/nems/38951/en.
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