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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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ALC |
Automatic Location Communicator |
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APFIC |
Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission |
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ASEAN |
Association of South-East Asian Nations |
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CARICOM |
Caribbean Community |
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CBM |
Community-based Management |
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CCRF |
FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (adopted by the 28th Session of the FAO Conference on 31 October 1995) |
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CECAF |
FAO Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic |
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CFP |
Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union |
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CFRAMP |
CARICOM Fisheries Resource Assessment and Management Program |
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CRM |
Coastal Resource Management |
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CRMP |
Coastal Resources Management Project |
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CSW |
Circulating Sea Water |
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COREMAP |
Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program |
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DFO |
Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
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DWFN |
Distant Water Fishing Nations |
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EU |
European Union (formerly the European Economic Community) |
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EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
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ETA |
Estimated Time of Arrival |
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ETD |
Estimated Time of Departure |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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Compliance Agreement |
FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas |
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FFA |
South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
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FFV |
Foreign Fishing Vessel |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GNP |
Gross National Product |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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GRT |
Gross Registered Tonnage |
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ICAM |
Integrated Coastal Area Management |
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ICM |
Integrated Coastal Management |
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ICOD |
International Centre for Ocean Development |
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IFMP |
Integrated Fisheries Management Plans |
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IFR |
Instrument Flight Rating |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization of the United Nations |
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IOFC |
Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission |
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IOMAC |
Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Cooperation Programme |
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IPFC |
Indo-Pacific Fisheries Commission |
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IPOA |
International Plan of Action |
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IRCS |
International Telecommunications Union Radio Call Signs |
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ISO |
International Standards Organization |
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ITQ |
Individual Transferable Quota |
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ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
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IUU Fishing |
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
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LIMA |
International Flag Signal Letter "L" Meaning "You Should Stop Your Vessel Instantly" |
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LUX-Development. |
Duchy of Luxembourg Development Programme |
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m |
Metre |
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MECC |
Maritime Enforcement Coordination Committee |
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MCM |
Marine and Coastal Management |
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MCS |
Monitoring, Control and Surveillance |
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MTC |
FFAs Minimum Terms and Conditions of Fisheries Access |
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MSY |
Maximum Sustainable Yield |
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NAFO |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
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NGOs |
Non-governmental Organizations |
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Niue Treaty |
Niue Treaty on Cooperation and Fishery Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the South Pacific Region |
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nm |
nautical mile |
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NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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OECS |
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States |
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RFMO |
Regional Fishery Management Organizations |
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SAPS |
South African Police Service |
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SAR |
Synthetic Aperture Radar |
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SOPAC |
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission |
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SQ3 |
Flag Signal - "Stop or heave to, I am going to board you" |
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SRFC |
Subregional Fisheries Commission (Northwest Africa) |
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SWOT |
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Concept |
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TAC |
Total Allowable Catch |
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UNCLOS |
The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, of 10 December 1982 |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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UN Fish Stocks Agreement |
Agreement for the implementation of the provisions 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. |
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USCG |
United States Coast Guard |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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VMS |
Vessel Monitoring System |
