AFMA |
Australian Fisheries Management Authorities |
CCAMLR |
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
COFI |
FAO Committee on Fisheries |
CPUE |
catch per unit effort |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization |
EEZ |
exclusive economic zone |
ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
IUCN |
The World Conservation Union. Former denomination: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources |
IUU |
illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing |
NIWA |
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
RFB |
Regional fishery bodies or arrangements |
RFMO |
Regional fisheries management organizations |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNCLOS |
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea |
UNFSA |
United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement |
UNGA |
General Assembly of the United Nations |
VMS |
vessel monitoring systems |