|
AFMA |
Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act |
|
AFMA |
Australian Fisheries Management Authority |
|
ASCAM |
Advances in Sea Cucumber Aquaculture and Management |
|
ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
|
BACI |
Before After Control Impact |
|
BAS |
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics |
|
BFAC |
Broad-area Fishery Adjustment Commission |
|
BFAR |
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources |
|
BML |
Bolinao Marine Laboratory |
|
BUS |
Bacterial Ulceration Syndrome |
|
CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
|
CCFR |
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
|
CDF |
Charles Darwin Foundation |
|
CDRS |
Charles Darwin Research Station |
|
CEDENMA |
Ecuadorian Committee for the Defence of the Environment |
|
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
|
CIDA |
Canadian International Development Agency |
|
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
|
CMI |
College of the Marshall Islands |
|
CoP |
Conference of Parties |
|
CPUE |
Catch per unit of effort |
|
CRMO |
Association of Coastal Resources Management Office |
|
CUD |
Belgian Coopération Universitaire au Développement |
|
CUD |
Coopération Universitaire pour le Développement |
|
DANIDA |
Danish International Development Agency |
|
DENR |
Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
|
DO |
Dissolved Oxygen |
|
DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
|
EDTA |
Ethylene Diamine Tetra-Acetic Acid |
|
EEAA |
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency |
|
EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
|
ESRI |
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. |
|
ETA |
Effective Temperature Accumulation |
|
FAC |
Fishery Adjustment Commission |
|
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
|
FMC |
Fishing Monitoring Certificate |
|
GBR |
Great Barrier Reef |
|
GI |
Gonad Index |
|
GIS |
Geographic Information System |
|
GMR |
Galapagos Marine Reserve |
|
GNPS |
Galapagos National Park Service |
|
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
|
H&E |
Haematoxylin & Eosin |
|
HCSM |
Malaysian Network for Holothurians Conservation and Management |
|
IHSM |
Institut halieutique et des sciences marines |
|
IMA |
Interinstitutional Management Board |
|
INSTAT |
National Institute of Statistics |
|
IOC |
Indian Ocean Commission |
|
IUCN |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
|
KFCA |
Kutsugata Fisheries Cooperative Association |
|
MMC |
Merchant Monitoring Certificate |
|
MPA |
Marine Protected Area |
|
MSL |
Minimum Size Limit |
|
NFA |
National Fisheries Authority |
|
NGO |
Non Governmental Organization |
|
NMAC |
National Management Advisory Committee |
|
NT |
Northern Territory |
|
NTZ |
No-Take Zone |
|
OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
|
ONET |
Association nationale des exploitants du trépang |
|
PADI |
Professional Association of Diving Instructors |
|
PCAMRD |
Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development |
|
PCF |
Perivisceral Coelomic Fluid |
|
PMAC |
Provincial Management Advisory Committee |
|
PMB |
Participatory Management Board |
|
PSB |
Photosynthetic Bacteria |
|
PVC |
Polyvinyl Chloride |
|
QECBIA |
Queensland East Coast Beche-de-mer Industry Association |
|
QFS |
Queensland Fisheries Service |
|
RIA3 |
Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 3 |
|
SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
|
SCUBA |
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus |
|
SEM |
Scanning Electron Microscopy |
|
SEVE |
Society for the Exploration & Valuing of the Environment |
|
SFA |
Seychelles Fishing Authority |
|
SFAC |
Sea-area Fishery Adjustment Commission |
|
SFCA |
Semposhi Fisheries Cooperative Association |
|
SLG |
Special Law for Galapagos |
|
SPC |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
|
TAC |
Total Allowable Catch |
|
TAD |
Transport Authorization Docket |
|
TL |
Total Length |
|
TOP |
Technical Operational Procedure |
|
ULB |
Free University of Brussels |
|
UMH |
University of Mons-Hainaut |
|
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
|
UP |
University of the Philippines |
|
USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
|
USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
|
UV |
Ultraviolet Radiation |
|
WA |
Western Australia |
|
WIOMSA |
Western Indian Ocean Marines Sciences Association |
|
WWF |
World Wide Fund for Nature |
