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ADCP |
- FAO/UNDP Aquaculture Development and Coordination
Programme |
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AFS |
- Asian Fisheries Society |
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AFTA |
- ASEAN Free Trade Area |
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APARRI |
- Asia-Pacific Association for Agricultural Research
Institutions |
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APEC |
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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APFIC |
- Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission |
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AQD |
- Aquaculture Department of SEAFDEC |
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ASEAN |
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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BOBC |
- IOFC Committee for the Development and Management of
Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal |
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BOBP |
- FAO Bay of Bengal Programme |
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CDMSCS |
- IPFC Committee for the Development and Management of
Fisheries in the South China Sea |
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CEPTFA |
- Council of the Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing
Commission |
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CGIAR |
- Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research |
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CIDA |
- Canadian International Development Agency |
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COBSEA |
- Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia |
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COFI |
- FAO Committee on Fisheries |
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CPPS |
- Comision Permanente del Pacifico Sur (Permanent South
Pacific Commission) |
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CWP |
- Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics |
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DPRK |
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
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DWFN |
- Distant water fishing nation |
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EAS/RCU |
- East Asian Seas Regional Coordinating Unit of UNEP |
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EEZ |
- Exclusive economic zone |
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EIA |
- Environmental impact assessment |
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EVSL |
- Early voluntary sectoral liberalization |
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FAO |
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations |
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FCG |
- Fisheries Consultative Group of ASEAN-SEAFDEC |
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FFA |
- South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
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FFC |
- Forum Fisheries Committee of FFA |
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FOC |
- Flag of convenience |
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FSM |
- Federal States of Micronesia |
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FWG |
- Fisheries Working Group of APEC |
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GEF |
- Global Environment Facility |
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GoFAR |
- Group of Fisheries and Aquatic Research |
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I-ATTC |
- Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission |
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ICAM |
- Integrated coastal area management |
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ICLARM |
- International Center for Living Aquatic Resources
Management |
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ICZM |
- Integrated coastal zone management |
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INFOFISH |
- Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and
Technical Advisory Services for Fishery Products in the Asia and Pacific
Region |
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IOC |
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
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IOFC |
- Indian Ocean Fishery Commission |
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IOP |
- Inter-regional Indian Ocean Fishery Survey and Development
Programme |
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IOTC |
- Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
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IPFC |
- Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission |
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IPHC |
- International Pacific Halibut Commission |
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IUU |
- Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing |
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LIFDC |
- Low-income food-deficit country |
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MAIN |
- Marine Affairs Institution Network of SEAPOL |
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MCS |
- Monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries |
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MFRD |
- Marine Fisheries Research Department of SEAFDEC |
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MFRDMD |
- Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management of
SEAFDEC |
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MHLC |
- Multilateral High Level Conference on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific |
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MRC |
- Mekong River Commission |
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MTCs |
- Minimum terms and conditions for fisheries access
arrangements set by FFA |
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NACA |
- Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and the
Pacific |
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NARS |
- National aquatic research systems |
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NPAFC |
- North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission |
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OECD |
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development |
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OFP |
- Oceanic Fisheries Programme of SPC |
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PECC |
- Pacific Economic Cooperation Council |
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PICES |
- North Pacific Marine Science Organization |
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PNA |
- Parties to the Nauru Agreement |
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PSC |
- Pacific Salmon Commission |
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RAP |
- FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
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RFB |
- Regional Fishery Body |
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SARDev |
- Sustainable aquaculture for rural development |
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SCSP |
- FAO/UNDP South China Sea Fisheries Development and
Coordinating Programme |
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SCORRAD |
- IPFC Steering Committee on Resources, Research and
Development |
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SEAFDEC |
- Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center |
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SEAPOL |
- Southeast Asian Programme in Ocean Law, Policy and
Management |
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SIDS |
- Small Island Developing States |
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SOM |
- Senior Officers Meeting of APEC, ASEAN |
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SPC |
- Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
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SPRTRAMP |
- South Pacific Regional Tuna Resources Assessment and
Monitoring Project of SPC |
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TAB |
- Technical and Advisory Board of INFOFISH |
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TCDC |
- Technical cooperation amongst developing countries |
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TD |
- Training Department of SEAFDEC |
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TIC |
- Technical Information Center of INFOFISH |
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UN |
- United Nations |
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UNCLOS |
- 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea |
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UNDP |
- United Nations Development Programme |
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UNEP |
- United Nations Environmental Programme |
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UNGA |
- United Nations General Assembly |
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VMS |
- Vessel monitoring systems |
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WCP |
- Western and Central Pacific Ocean |
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WGFi |
- Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries of ASEAN |
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WGREP |
- Regional Fisheries Policy Working Group of SEAFDEC |
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WIOTO |
- Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organization |
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WPFCC |
- Western Pacific Fisheries Consultative Committee |
