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1982 UN Convention |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 |
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1993 FAO Compliance Agreement |
1993 FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas |
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1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement |
1995 United Nations 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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ALC |
automatic location communicators |
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CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
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COFI |
FAO Committee on Fisheries |
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EEZ |
exclusive economic zone |
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FADs |
fish aggregation devices |
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FFA |
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency |
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FFA Convention |
1979 Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Convention |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FOB |
free on board |
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IPOA-IUU |
2001 FAO International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
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ISP |
institutional strengthening project |
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MCS |
monitoring, control and surveillance |
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MTCs |
Harmonized Minimum Terms and Conditions of Access for Foreign Fishing Vessels |
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Niue Treaty |
1992 Niue Treaty on Cooperation in Fisheries Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the Pacific Islands Region |
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NPOA-Capacity |
1999 FAO National Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity |
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NPOA-IUU |
1999 FAO National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing |
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NPOA-Sharks |
1999 FAO National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks |
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RFMOs |
regional fishery management organizations or arrangements |
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SIDS |
Small Island Developing States |
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SPREP |
Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
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SPC |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
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PDS |
Pacific Island Country Defence Service |
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TMAC |
Tuna Management Advisory Committee |
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VMS |
vessel monitoring system |
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WCPF Commission |
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission |
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WCPF Convention |
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean |
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WSSD |
2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development |
