| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| PFIC | Asia Pacific Fishery Commission |
| BAPPENAS | National Development Planning Agency (Indonesia) |
| BOBP-IGO | Bay of Bengal Programme — intergovernmental organization |
| BRR | Rehabilitation and Reconstruction NAD-Nias Executing Agency |
| CCC | Coral Cay Conservation |
| CHARM | Community Hazard and Risk Management Program |
| CMFRI | Cochin Marine Fisheries Research Institute (India) |
| CMLRE | Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Annamalai University, Kochi (India) |
| CONSRN | Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods in Tsunami-Devastated Nations (includes APFIC, BOBP-IGO, FAO, NACA, SEAFDEC and the WorldFish Center) |
| CORDIO | Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean |
| DKP | Dinas Kelautan Dan Perikanan (Provincial Fisheries Departments, Indonesia) |
| DMCR | Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (Thailand) |
| DOD | Department of Ocean Development (Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management Project Directorate, Chennai, India) |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FRP | Fibreglass re-informed plastic |
| GCRM | Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GNP | Gross National Product |
| ICSF | International Collective in Support of Fishworkers |
| IDP | Internally Displaced Persons |
| IGO | Intergovernmental Organization |
| IMR | Institute of Marine Research (Norway) |
| IUCN | The World Conservation Union |
| IWMI | International Water Management Institute (Sri Lanka) |
| JBIC | Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| LIPI | Indonesian Institute of Science (Indonesia) |
| LIT | Line intercept transects |
| MENR | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Sri Lanka) |
| MMAF | Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Indonesia) |
| MOAC | Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (Thailand) |
| MONRE | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand) |
| MSY | Maximum sustainable yield (tonnes/year) |
| NACA | Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific |
| NAD | Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province (Indonesia) |
| NARA | National Aquatic Resource Research and Development Agency (Sri Lanka) |
| NARESA | Natural Resources Energy and Science Authority (Sri Lanka) |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NIO-RC | National Institute of Oceanography (Kochi, India) |
| NORAMB | Royal Norwegian Embassy (in Colombo) |
| NRSA | National Remote Sensing Agency (Hyderabad, India) |
| OCHA | Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (United Nations) |
| PRA | Participatory Rural Appraisal |
| RCO | Research Centre for Oceanography (LIPI, Indonesia) |
| ROI | Republic of Indonesia |
| RRG | Ramsar Reference Group |
| RRL | Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum (India) |
| SEAFDEC | Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre |
| SLSAC | Sri Lanka Sub Aqua Club (Sri Lanka) |
| SST | Sea surface temperatures |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| WB | World Bank |
| WCS-IP | Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesian Programme |
| Kabupaten | District Government (Indonesia) |
| Kawasan | Wisata Government Marine Tourism Reserve (Indonesia) |
| Panglima | Laut "The leader in the fisherman community", has existed in the coastal areas of Aceh since the fourth century. A customary law that regulates fisheries and marine activities; it is presided over by an elected leader from the fishing community. |
