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APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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CEM |
Conservation and Enforcement Measures adopted by NAFO |
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COFI |
FAO Committee on Fisheries |
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CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development |
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EU |
European Union |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FAO Strategy |
FAO Strategy for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Capture Fisheries |
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FSI |
The IMO Sub-Committee on Flag State Implementation |
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ILO |
International Labour Organization |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
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IPOA |
International Plan of Action elaborated under the FAO Code of Conduct |
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IPOA-IUU |
International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
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IUU |
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing |
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MTC |
Harmonized minimum terms and conditions for fisheries access of the FFA member countries |
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MCS |
Monitoring, control and surveillance |
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MEPC |
Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO |
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MSC |
Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO |
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NGO |
Non-government organization |
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NPOA |
National plan of action elaborated under an IPOA |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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RFBs |
Regional Fishery Bodies or Arrangements |
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RFMO |
Regional fisheries management organizations |
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SBT |
Southern bluefin tuna |
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STACFAC |
The Standing Committee on Non-Contracting Party Fishing Activities of NAFO |
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TAC |
Total allowable catch |
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UNICPOLOS |
The United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea |
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WSSD-POI |
2002 Johannesburg Political Declaration on Sustainable Development and Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development |
ACRONYMS - REGIONAL FISHERY BODIES OR ARRANGEMENTS
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APFIC |
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission |
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CCAMLR |
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
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CCSBT |
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna |
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CECAF |
Fishery Commission for the Eastern Central Atlantic |
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CTMFM |
Joint Technical Commission for the Argentine-Uruguay Maritime Front |
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FFA |
South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency |
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GFCM |
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean |
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IATTC |
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission |
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IBSFC |
International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission |
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ICCAT |
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
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IOTC |
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
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IPHC |
International Pacific Halibut Commission |
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IWC |
International Whaling Commission |
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NAFO |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
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NAMMCO |
North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission |
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NASCO |
North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization |
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NEAFC |
North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission |
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NPAFC |
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission |
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PSC |
Pacific Salmon Commission |
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RECOFI |
Regional Commission for Fisheries |
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SEAFO |
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
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SWIOFC |
Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission |
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WECAFC |
Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission |
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WCPFC |
Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission |
