1982 Convention
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
C&C
command and control measures
CBD
1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (see http://www.biodiv.org/doc/legal/cbd-en.pdf)
CCAMLR
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Code of Conduct
FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
COP
Conference of the Parties
cpue
catch per unit effort
EAF
ecosystem approach to fisheries
EBFM
ecosystem-based fisheries management
EEZ
exclusive economic zone
ESD
ecologically sustainable development
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FM
fisheries management
FSA
Agreement for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (1995)
GEF
Global Environment Facility
GMO
genetically modified organism
ITQ
individual transferable quota
LME
large marine ecosystem
MARPOL
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MCS
monitoring, control and surveillance
MPA
marine protected area
MSY
maximum sustainable yield
NAFO
International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
NGO
non-governmental organization
PIA
prior impact assessment
SEEA
system of environmental and economic accounts
SNA
system of national accounts
TAC
total allowable catch
TED
turtle exclusion device
TEV
total economic value
TROM
target resource-orientated management
TURFs
territorial use rights in fishing
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environmental Development
VITQs
value-based individual transferable quotas
WCED
World Commission on Environment and Development (1984-87)
WHAT
World Humanities Action Trust
WSSD
World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2002
WWF
World Wildlife Foundation
