Acronyms

ABNJ	Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
CCAMLR	Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
CCRF	Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (of FAO)
CERMES	Centre for Resource Management & Environmental Studies
CFMC	Caribbean Fishery Management Council
CLME+ SAP	Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem Strategic Action Programme
CMS	Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
COFI	Committee of Fisheries (of FAO)
CMM	Conservation and Management Measures
CRFM	Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
DCRF	Data Collection Reference Framework
EAF	Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
EBFM	Ecosystem-based fisheries management
EEZ	Exclusive Economic Zone
EM	electronic monitoring
ER	electronic reporting
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FIRMS	Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS)
GEF	Global Environment Facility
GFCM	General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
GFW	Global Fishing Watch
IATTC	Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
ICCAT	International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
INFOPESCA	Centre for Marketing Information and Advisory Services for Fishery Products in Latin America and the Caribbean
IOTC	Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
IUU	Illegal, unreported and unregulated
IWG	Intersessional Working Group
MCS	Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
MoU	Memorandum of Understanding
NAFO	North West Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NASCO	North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
NEAFC	North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
OLDEPESCA	Latin American Fisheries Development (from the Spanish acronym for Organization Organización Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Pesquero)
OSPESCA	Central America Fisheries and Aquaculture Organization (from the Spanish acronym for Organización del Sector Pesquero y Acuícola del Istmo Centroamericano)
REBYC-II	Sustainable Management of Bycatch in Latin America and Caribbean Trawl Fisheries
RFB	Regional Fisheries Body
RFMO	Regional Fisheries Management Organization
SAG	Scientific Advisory Group (of WECAFC)
SEAFO	South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
SIDS	Small Island Developing States
SPC	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
SPRFMO	South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
SSC	Sargasso Sea Commission
TAC	Total Allowable Catch
UNCLOS	United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
VMS	Vessel Monitoring System
WCPFC	Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
WECAFC	Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission
WTO	World Trade Organization