Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area is an internationally managed marine region in the northwest Atlantic Ocean where member countries coordinate the conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T770953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area Context triple: [Newfoundland and Labrador shelf, partOf, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area]
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North Atlantic area
The North Atlantic area is the broad transatlantic region encompassing the northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounding countries in Europe and North America that form the geographic focus of NATO’s collective security.
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South Atlantic
The South Atlantic is a U.S. Census Bureau division encompassing several southeastern states along the Atlantic coast, including areas such as Georgia.
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C.
Newfoundland and Labrador shelf
The Newfoundland and Labrador shelf is a broad, shallow marine region off eastern Canada known for its cold waters, rich fisheries, and influence on North Atlantic ocean circulation and ecosystems.
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North Atlantic coastal ecoregion
The North Atlantic coastal ecoregion is a temperate marine and coastal zone along the northeastern United States characterized by estuaries, bays, and productive nearshore waters supporting diverse marine life and coastal habitats.
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E.
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is a large, biologically rich and cold-water marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of the United States and southeastern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area Target entity description: The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area is an internationally managed marine region in the northwest Atlantic Ocean where member countries coordinate the conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources.
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A.
North Atlantic area
The North Atlantic area is the broad transatlantic region encompassing the northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean and surrounding countries in Europe and North America that form the geographic focus of NATO’s collective security.
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B.
South Atlantic
The South Atlantic is a U.S. Census Bureau division encompassing several southeastern states along the Atlantic coast, including areas such as Georgia.
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C.
Newfoundland and Labrador shelf
The Newfoundland and Labrador shelf is a broad, shallow marine region off eastern Canada known for its cold waters, rich fisheries, and influence on North Atlantic ocean circulation and ecosystems.
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D.
North Atlantic coastal ecoregion
The North Atlantic coastal ecoregion is a temperate marine and coastal zone along the northeastern United States characterized by estuaries, bays, and productive nearshore waters supporting diverse marine life and coastal habitats.
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E.
Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine is a large, biologically rich and cold-water marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean off the northeastern coast of the United States and southeastern Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fisheries management area
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internationally managed area ⓘ marine region ⓘ |
| appliesTo | vessels flying flags of NAFO Contracting Parties ⓘ |
| contains |
fishing grounds for groundfish species
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fishing grounds for pelagic species ⓘ fishing grounds for shellfish ⓘ |
| dataUsedBy | scientific assessments of Northwest Atlantic fish stocks ⓘ |
| environment | marine ⓘ |
| governedBy | NAFO Convention ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NAFO area
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| hasConservationMeasure |
closed areas
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gear restrictions ⓘ total allowable catches ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | NAFO subareas and divisions ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries ⓘ |
| hasManagementObjective |
long-term sustainability of fish stocks
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protection of marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
NAFO Division 0
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NAFO Division 1 ⓘ NAFO Division 2 ⓘ NAFO Division 3 ⓘ NAFO Division 4 ⓘ NAFO Division 5 ⓘ NAFO Division 6 ⓘ NAFO Division 7 ⓘ NAFO Division 8 ⓘ NAFO Division 9 ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBoundary | geographical coordinates ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
|
| managedBy |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
|
| monitoredBy |
NAFO Secretariat
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NAFO member states ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Exclusive Economic Zones of coastal states in the Northwest Atlantic ⓘ |
| purpose |
conservation of fishery resources
ⓘ
sustainable use of fishery resources ⓘ |
| regulates | high seas fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Food and Agriculture Organization fishing area 21
ⓘ
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ⓘ
surface form:
Regional Fisheries Management Organization
|
| sector | international fisheries management ⓘ |
| shortName |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
NAFO area
|
| subjectTo |
conservation and enforcement measures adopted by NAFO
ⓘ
international fisheries law ⓘ |
| usedFor |
allocation of fishing opportunities
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monitoring of fishing activities ⓘ stock assessment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area Description of subject: The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area is an internationally managed marine region in the northwest Atlantic Ocean where member countries coordinate the conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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western North Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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northwestern Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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western North Atlantic Ocean
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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locatedIn
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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this entity surface form:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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managedBy
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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shortName
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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NAFO area
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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hasAbbreviation
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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NAFO area
Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean
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partOf
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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Mid-Atlantic Bight
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science & Technology
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focusRegion
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area
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this entity surface form:
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic fisheries
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization