The world's oceans are divided into major marine fishing areas, each area indicated by a number as used by FAO. With respect to marine lobsters the following areas are important:
34: Canary Basin
77: East Pacific
51: Indian Ocean
57: Indian Ocean
37: Mediterranean and Black Sea
67: NE North Pacific
00: North American Basin
27: Northeast Atlantic
61: Northwest Pacific
21: NW North Atlantic
47: Southeast Atlantic
87: Southeast Pacific
48: Southern Ocean
58: Southern Ocean
41: Southwest Atlantic
71: Southwest Pacific
81: Southwest Pacific