ACFR
Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research (FAO)
ACP
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (EU)
AFFP
Arab Federation of Fish Producers
AIS
automatic identification system
AMAF
Asian Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries (ASEAN)
APFIC
Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASFA
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
CAC
Codex Alimentarius Commission
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy (EC)
CARICOM
Caribbean Community and Common Market
CCAMLR
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
CCSBT
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
CDQ
community development quota
CECAF
Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic
CEMARE
Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources (UK)
CFP
Common Fisheries Policy (EC)
CFRAMP
CARICOM Fisheries Resource Assessment and Management Program
CIDA
Canadian International Development Agency
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
COFI
Committee on Fisheries (FAO)
COMESA
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
CPUE
catch per unit effort
CSD
Commission on Sustainable Development (UN)
DANIDA
Danish International Development Agency
DWFN
Distant Water Fishing Nations
EC
European Community
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
EEC
European Economic Community (superseded by EC)
EEZ
exclusive economic zone
EU
European Union
FAD
fish attraction device
FCA
fisheries cooperative association
FFA
South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency
FIFG
Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (EC)
FIGIS
Fisheries Global Information System
GAA
Global Aquaculture Alliance
GFCM
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
GIS
geographic information system
GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress Safety System
GMO
genetically modified organism
GPS
global positioning system
GRT
gross registered ton
GT
gross tonnage, or tonnage (abbrev.)
HACCP
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (system)
HP
horsepower
IASR
Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue
IBSFC
International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission
ICCAT
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
ICES
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ICLARM
International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute
IFQ
individual fishing quota
ILO
International Labour Organization
IMO
International Maritime Organization
IOTC
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
IPHC
International Pacific Halibut Commission
IPTP
Indo-Pacific Tuna Development and Management Programme
IQ
individual quota
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ITE
individual transferable effort
ITLOS
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
ITQ
individual transferable quota
ITSQ
individual transferable share quota
IUCN
World Conservation Union
IUU
illegal, unreported and unregulated (fishing)
IVQ
individual vessel quota
IWC
International Whaling Commission
LAES
Latin American Economic System
LIFDC
low-income food-deficit country
LMIS
Lloyd's Maritime Information Services
LMO
living modified organism
MAC
Marine Aquarium Council
MAGP
Multi-Annual Guidance Programme (EC)
MCS
monitoring, control and surveillance
MHLC
Multilateral High-Level Conference on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the
Central and Western Pacific
MLTAY
maximum long-term average yield
MSC
Marine Stewardship Council (WWF)
MSY
maximum sustainable yield
NACA
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific
NAFO
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NASCO
North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
NCM
Nordic Council of Ministers
NEAFC
Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission
NGO
non-governmental organization
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OLDEPESCA
Latin American Organization for Fisheries Development
PSR
pressure-state-response (framework)
QMP
Quality Management Programme (Canada)
RFS
Responsible Fisheries Society (USA)
SAARC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SADC
Southern African Development Community
SCRS
Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (ICCAT)
SCU
Sector Coordinating Unit (SADC)
SEAFDEC
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre
SEAFO
Southeast Atlantic Fisheries Organization
SPF
South Pacific Forum
STCW-F
Convention for the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel
SURFS
stock use rights in fisheries
TAC
total allowable catch
TRIPS
(Agreement on) Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (WTO)
TURFS
territorial use rights in fisheries
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCLOS
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
USFDA
United States Food and Drug Administration
VMS
Vessel Monitoring System
WECAFC
Western Central Atlantic Fisheries Commission
WHO
World Health Organization
WRI
World Resources Institute
WTO
World Trade Organization
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature