| ADCP | Aquaculture Development and Coordination Programme (FAO) |
| CERLA | Latin American Regional Aquaculture Centre |
| COFI | Committee on Fisheries (FAO) |
| COPESCAL | Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America |
| DDC | Investment Centre (FAO) |
| EDF | European Development Fund |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| FIDI | Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service (FAO) |
| FII | Fishery Industries Division (FAO) |
| FIO | Operations Service of the Fisheries Department (FAO) |
| FIP | Fishery Policy and Planning Division (FAO) |
| FIRI | Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service (FAO) |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IICA | Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture |
| LAES | Latin-American Economic System |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NORAD | Norwegian Agency for International Development |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OLDEPESCA | Latin-American Organization for Fisheries Development |
| PAHO | Pan-American Health Organization |
| PEC | Peru-Ecuador-Colombia |
| SIRIAC | Sistema de Referencia sobre la Investigación en Acuacultura (Reference System for Aquaculture Research) |
| SU | Special Unit |
| TCPC | Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries |
| TCP | Technical Cooperation Programme (FAO) |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNFDAC | United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
