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COFI |
FAO Committee on Fisheries |
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CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FOC |
Flag of Convenience |
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GRT |
Gross Registered Tons |
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ICJ |
International Court of Justice |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
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IPOA |
International Plan of Action |
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ITF |
International Transport Workers Federation |
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ITLOS |
International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea |
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IUU fishing |
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing |
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RFMO |
Regional fishery management organization or arrangements |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
List of Acronyms for Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
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APFIC |
Asia-Pacific Fisheries Commission |
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CCAMLR |
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
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CCSBT |
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna |
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CSRP |
Commission sous-régionale des pêches |
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FFA |
South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
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GFCM |
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean |
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IATTC |
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission |
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IBSFC |
International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission |
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ICCAT |
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna |
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IOTC |
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
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IPHC |
International Pacific Halibut Commission |
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IWC |
International Whaling Commission |
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NAFO |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
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NASCO |
North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization |
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NEAFC |
North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission |
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NPAFC |
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission |
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OLDEPESCA |
Latin American Organization for the Development of Fisheries |
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PSC |
Pacific Salmon Commission |
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SEAFO |
Southeast Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
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SPC |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
List of Acronyms for International Instruments
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FAO Code of Conduct |
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, 1995 |
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FAO Compliance Agreement |
Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, 1993 |
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FAO IPOA-IUU |
FAO International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, 2001 |
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UN Fish Stocks Agreement |
The 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, 1995 |
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1958 Geneva Convention |
The Geneva Convention on the High Seas, 1958 |
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1982 Convention |
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 |
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1986 Convention |
The United Nations Convention on Registration of Ships, 1986 |
