Decoding the ARTIS acronym
What does the "A" in ARTIS stand for?
Aquatic
These red crustaceans make a small debut in "Finding Nemo" as they spread Marlin's story to find his son. They also have data in the ARTIS database.
American lobster (Homarus americanus)
What is an HS commodity code?
A series of numbers used to identify traded products
In which year did the data from ARTIS become publicly available?
2024
Name one of the three pillars of data provided by ARTIS.
Production, trade, and apparent consumption
What does the "R" in ARTIS stand for?
Resource
Despite being list under CITES Appendix II, this species is present in the ARTIS data and played "Bruce" in the movie "Finding Nemo".
White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
How often are HS commodity codes re-evaluated?
Every 5 years
1996
Which organization does ARTIS rely on for production data?
FAO
What does the "T" in ARTIS stand for?
This species is found in the ARTIS dataset and plays "Chum" in the movie "Finding Nemo".
Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
True or False: HS commodity codes developed in 2012 can be found in the ARTIS dataset for year 1996.
FALSE, commodity codes can not be back-calculated prior to their existence
The most recent year of data in the ARTIS data set.
2020
Which database does ARTIS rely on for bilateral trade data?
CEPII BACI world trade database (a reconciled version of the UN Comtrade database)
What does the "I" in ARTIS stand for?
in
This species is found in the ARTIS dataset and also stars as a teacher in the movie "Finding Nemo".
Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
True or False: HS commodity codes developed in 1996 can be found in the ARTIS dataset for year 2020.
TRUE, trade for commodity codes is calculated for all years after their implementation (important to know to avoid double counting)
An update to this numerical identifier could cause an artificial "jump" in exports in a particular year.
HS commodity code
Trade data from the Azores would be listed under which country code?
Portugal (PRT)
What does the "S" in ARTIS stand for?
Species
This species is found in the ARTIS dataset and plays the cranky "Mr. Johannsen" in the movie "Finding Nemo".
European flounder (Platichthys flesus)
HS commodity code "030392" was created in 2017 and includes the frozen products of this part of a shark.
Fins
In 2020, this species dominated domestic exports in the USA (in both product weight and live weight equivalent).
Alaska polluck (Gadus chalcogrammus)
Who is assigned catch/landings when a vessel participates in distant water fishing?
The flag of the vessel that conducts the fishing