CCRF |
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
CFP |
common fisheries policy |
EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
EU |
European Union |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FR |
fisheries regulations |
GFCM |
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean |
GT |
gross tonnage |
HP |
horsepower |
ICCAT |
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
IPOA |
International Plan of Action |
IPOA-IUU |
International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
IUU |
illegal, unreported and unregulated |
LOSC |
Law of the Sea Convention |
MCS |
monitoring, control and surveillance |
RFMOs |
Regional Fisheries Management Organizations |
TAC |
total allowable catch |
UN |
United Nations |
VMS |
vessel monitoring system |