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Until further notice, please refer to the <b>ASFIS List of Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes</b>, in the ASFIS official web page (https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/collection/asfis). </p> <p class="bodytext"><span style="font-weight: 700; "><br /></span></p></div><div id="c289850" class="csc-default" ><div id="terminologySearchContainer"> <div id="widgetSearchBox"><img src="https://faoterm.fao.org/img/loader.gif" style="padding-left: 60%; padding-top: 10%;"></img></div> </div>  </div><div id="c296625" class="csc-default" style="margin-bottom:10px;" ><div class="tx-dynalist-pi1"> <style> #c296625{display:none;} #maincontent div.title {margin-bottom: 4px;} #maincontent div.title a { padding: 4px !important; font-size: 1.188em; color: #ec6e00; } #maincontent div.desc { font-size: font-size: 10.1pt !important; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #428bca; } #termportalNewsContainer, #latestUpdatesContainer { width: 340px !important; } .list-group.termportalDefaultText { height: 592px; overflow: hidden; } #newsWrapper { height: 592px; } </style> <div class="panel panel-primary"> <div class="panel-heading">News</div> <div id="newsWrapper"> <div class = 'item' id = 'item1' style="padding:5px; clear:both;"> <div class = 'title'><a href='/faoterm/news/detail/en/c/409955/' title='Title'>IFADTERM</a></div> <div class='image' style="float:left; padding:0 5px 5px 0;"><img src='typo3temp/pics/b14773f0d7.jpg' width="120" alt="slide image" title=""></div> <div class = 'desc'> <span>In November 2023, the IFADTERM collection migrated to the United Nations Terminology Database (https://unterm.un.org/unterm2/en/). 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clear:both;"> <div class = 'title'><a href='/faoterm/news/detail/en/c/278640/' title='Title'>Phytosanitary glossary</a></div> <div class='image' style="float:left; padding:0 5px 5px 0;"><img src='typo3temp/pics/e394e4c0e4.jpg' width="120" alt="slide image" title=""></div> <div class = 'desc'> <span>A multilingual listing of relevant terms and definitions associated with the phytosanitary systems worldwide has...</span> </div> </div><div class = 'item' id = 'item5' style="padding:5px; clear:both;"> <div class = 'title'><a href='/faoterm/news/detail/en/c/243876/' title='Title'>Welcome to the new FAO Term Portal!</a></div> <div class='image' style="float:left; padding:0 5px 5px 0;"><img src='typo3temp/pics/160ff7d70c.png' width="120" alt="slide image" title=""></div> <div class = 'desc'> <span>Due to the need to adapt our terminological database to the new FAO template, we...</span> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <aside id="rightcolumn" class="rightcolumn-internal"><div class="colored-box blue-backg" id="c297004"><div class="csc-textpic csc-textpic-intext-left-nowrap"><div class="csc-textpic-imagewrap csc-textpic-single-image"><img src="/uploads/pics/NOCSLogo_copy_01.png" width="40" height="36" alt="" /></div><div style="margin-left:50px;"><div class="csc-textpic-text"><div class="csc-textpicHeader csc-textpicHeader-26"><h4 class="csc-firstHeader"><a href="https://www.fao.org/nocs/en" target="_top">Names of Countries and Territories (NOCS)</a></h4></div></div></div></div><div class="csc-textpic-clear"></div></div><div id="c289852" class="csc-default" ><div id="terminologyCollContainer"> <div id="widgetCollectionBox"></div> </div></div><div class="colored-box blue-backg" id="c296894"><div class="csc-header csc-header-n3"><h4>Contact</h4></div><p class="bodytext"><b>Language Branch (CSGL)</b> </p><div><p class="bodytext"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4a2a5abb0a1b6a984a2a5abeaabb6a3" title="Opens window for sending email" class="mail"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91f7f0fee5f4e3fcd1f7f0febffee3f6">[email protected]</span></a></p></div></div></aside> <div class="clear"></div> </section>   <footer> <div id="system-links"><div id="c175119" class="csc-default" ><ul> <li><a href="https://fao.org/contact-us/en/" target="_top" >Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/en/" target="_blank" class="internal-link" >Terms and Conditions</a></li><li><a href="https://fao.org/contact-us/data-protection-and-privacy/en/" target="_blank" class="internal-link" >Data protection and privacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://fao.org/contact-us/scam-alert/en/" target="_blank" class="internal-link" >Scam Alert</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fao.org/contact-us/report-misconduct/en" target="_blank" >Report Misconduct</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fao.org/transparency/en" target="_blank" >Transparency and accountability</a></li> </ul><ul> <li><a href="https://www.fao.org/employment/en" title="Opens external link in new window" target="_top" class="external-link-new-window" >Jobs</a></li> <li><a href="/unfao/procurement/general-information/en/" target="_top" >Procurement</a></li> <li><a href="/unfao/govbodies/gsbhome/gsb-home/en/" target="_top" >Governing Bodies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fao.org/about/who-we-are/departments/office-of-the-inspector-general/en/" target="_top" class="external-link-new-window">Office of the Inspector General</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fao.org/evaluation/en" title="Opens external link in new window" target="_top" class="external-link-new-window" >Evaluation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fao.org/legal/home/legal-office/en/" target="_top">Legal Office</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fao.org/ethics/en/" target="_top" class="external-link-new-window">Ethics Office</a></li> </ul></div><div id="c197794" class="csc-default" ><ul><li><a href="https://www.fao.org/about/org-chart/en/" target="_top" class="external-link-new-window">FAO organizational chart</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://www.fao.org/africa/en/" target="_top">Regional Office for Africa</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fao.org/asiapacific/en/" target="_top">Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fao.org/europe/en/" target="_top">Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia</a></li><li><a href="/americas/en/" target="_top" >Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fao.org/neareast/en/" target="_top">Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa</a></li><li><a href="/about/who-we-are/worldwide-offices/en/#c207632" >Country Offices</a></li></ul></div></div> <div id="social-networks"><div id="c769194" class="csc-default" ><style> #wechat-modal { position: fixed; 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