c&f
cost and freight
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
CBA
Capture-based aquaculture
CCFFP
Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products
c.i.f
cost, insurance, freight
CITES
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
COFI
Committee on Fisheries
CoP
Conference of the Parties
CPUE
catch per unit of effort
DEA
data envelopment analysis
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency (United States)
EU
European Union
FDA
Food and Drug Administration (United States)
FDM
Food Demand Model (FAO)
FFA
Forum Fisheries Agency
FIGIS
Fisheries Global Information System (FAO)
GDP
Gross domestic product
GRT
Gross registered tonnage
GT
Gross tonnage
HACCP
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (system)
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
IATTC
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
ICCAT
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute
ILO
International Labour Organization
IMO
International Maritime Organization
IUU
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (fishing)
JECFA
Codex Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives
LIFDC
low-income food-deficit country
LMIS
Lloyd’s Maritime Information Services
LOA
Length overall
NAFO
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NDP
National development plan
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
PRSP
Poverty reduction strategy paper
RFB
Regional fishery body
RFMO
Regional fisheries management organization
SADC
Southern African Development Community
SIDS
Small island developing states
TAC
Total allowable catch
UN
United Nations
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
VPUE
Value per unit of effort
WTO
World Trade Organization