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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS


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


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