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Regional Fisheries Management Organization

international organization
Also known as: RFMO, RFO, Regional Fisheries Organization
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  • Tsukiji fish market
    commercial fishing
    / History of commercial fishing

    …outside EEZs is managed by Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) and their member countries. Members include bordering countries as well as more distant countries that fish in those waters. Japan, for example, has fleets in the Atlantic and is thus a member of the RFMOs that regulate the region. Many…

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    …outside EEZs is managed by Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) and their member countries. Members include bordering countries as well as more distant countries that fish in those waters. Japan, for example, has fleets in the Atlantic and is thus a member of the RFMOs that regulate the region. Many…

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