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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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AFFA |
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Australia |
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APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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APHIS |
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the USA |
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AQIS |
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service |
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BFAR |
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Philippines |
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BMNV |
Baculoviral Midgut Gland Necrosis Virus |
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BMP |
Best Management Practice |
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BP |
Baculovirus Penaeii |
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CCRF |
FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
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CNA |
Camara Nacional de Acuacultura |
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CTSA |
Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture |
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DIAS |
FAO Database of Introduced Aquatic Species |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
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EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency of the USA |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FCR |
Food Conversion Ratio |
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GAA |
Global Aquaculture Alliance |
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GAV |
Gill Associated Virus |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GSMFC |
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission |
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h2 |
Heritability coefficient |
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HACCP |
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point |
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HH |
High Health |
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ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
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IHHNV |
Infectious Hypodermal and Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus |
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INP |
Instituto Nacional de Pesca, Ecuador |
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IRA |
Import Risk Analysis |
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JSA |
Joint Sub-committee on Aquaculture |
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LOVV |
Lymphoid Organ Vacuolization Virus |
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LPV |
Lymphoid Parvo-like Virus |
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MBA (PVB) |
Monodon Baculovirus |
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MCMS |
Mid Crop Mortality Syndrome |
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MOFI |
Ministry of Fisheries of Viet Nam |
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MOV |
Mourilyan Virus |
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MPEDA |
Marine Products Export Development Agency of India |
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MSFP |
Marine Shrimp Farming Program of the USA |
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MT |
Metric tonnes |
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NACA |
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific |
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NHP |
Necrotising Hepatopancreatitis |
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NMFS |
National Marine Fishery Service (of Dept of Commerce) |
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NPV |
Nuclear Polyhedrosis Baculovirus |
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OIE |
World Organisation for Animal Health |
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PCR |
Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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PL |
Postlarvae |
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ppb |
parts per billion |
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ppm |
parts per million |
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ppt |
parts per thousand |
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RDS |
Runt Deformity Syndrome |
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REO |
Reo-like Viruses |
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RNA |
Ribonucleic Acid |
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SEMERNAP |
Secretaria del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales y Pesca, Mexico |
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SMV |
Spawner-isolated Mortality Virus |
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SOP |
Standard Operation Procedure |
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SPF |
Specific Pathogen Free |
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SPR |
Specific Pathogen Resistant |
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SPS |
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement |
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TBT |
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade |
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TFRC |
Thai Farmers Research Center Co. |
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TSV |
Taura Syndrome Virus |
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USA |
United States of America |
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USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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USDC |
United States Development Council |
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UV |
Ultra Violet |
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WB |
World Bank |
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WWF |
World Wildlife Fund (Worldwide Fund for Nature) |
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WSSV (SMBV) |
White Spot Syndrome Virus |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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YHV (YBV) |
Yellow Head Virus |
