Term:
Area beyond national jurisdiction
Definition:
Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), commonly called the high seas, are those areas of ocean for which no one nation has sole responsibility for management.
Domain:
Fishery
Source:
Overall Programme Structure, FAO, 2012 (ftp://ftp.fao.org/FI/brochure/GEF-ABNJ/GEF-ABNJ.pdf).
