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LIST OF ACRONYMS


CCAMLR

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

COFI

FAO Committee on Fisheries

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FIGIS

Fisheries Global Information System

FIRMS

Fisheries Resources Monitoring System

GFCM

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

IATTC

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

IBSFC

International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission

ICCAT

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

IOTC

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission

IPOA-IUU

International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

IWC

International Whaling Commission

MCS

Monitoring, Control and Surveillance

NAFO

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

NASCO

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization

NEAFC

North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission

REIO

Regional Economic Integration Organization

RFB

Regional Fishery Bodies or Arrangements (where specified, this also applies to regional fishery management organizations or arrangements)

RFMO

Regional Fishery Management Organizations or Arrangements

SEAFO

South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization

SOFIA

State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture Report

TAC

Total Allowable Catch

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

VMS

Vessel Monitoring System

WSSD

World Summit on Sustainable Development


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