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4. LIST OF ACRONYMS USED IN THIS REPORT


ACFR

Advisory Committee on Fisheries Research (FAO)

AIDCP

Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IATTC)

APFIC

Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission

ASFA

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts

ASFIS

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System

CCAMLR

Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources

CCSBT

Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna

CECAF

Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (FAO Regional Body)

CITES

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CWP

Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics

EEA

European Environmental Agency

EEA

European Economic Area

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

EPO

Eastern Pacific Ocean (IATTC)

EU

European Union

Eurostat

Statistical Office of the European Communities

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FFA

South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency

FIDI

Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit (Fisheries Department, FAO)

FIGIS

Fisheries Global Information System

FISHDAB

Fishery Statistical Database (Fisheries Department, FAO)

FIRMS

Fishery Resources Monitoring System

GFCM

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (FAO Regional Body)

GRT

Gross Registered Tonnage

GT

Gross Tonnage

HSVAR

High Seas Vessel Authorization Record

IATTC

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

ICCAT

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

ICES

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

IOTC

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (FAO Regional Body)

ICSEAF

International Commission for the Southeast Atlantic Fisheries


(ceased: 1990)

ISIC

International Standard Classification of All Economic Activities (UN)

ISSCAAP

International Standard Statistical Classification of Aquatic Animals and Plants

ISSCFV

International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Vessels

IUU

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

IWC

International Whaling Commission

NAFO

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (previously ICNAF - International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries)

NASCO

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization

NewCronos

Eurostat Database (previously known as CRONOS)

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OFP

Oceanic Fisheries Programme (SPC)

RFB

Regional Fishery Body

SEAFDEC

South-East Asian Fisheries development Center

SEAFO

South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization (currently being formed)

SPC

Secretariat of the Pacific Community

STACREC

Standing Committee on Research Coordination (of Scientific Council of NAFO)

STATLANT

STATistical Programme for the ATLANTic Fisheries (previously STANA)

SWIOFC

South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission

TAC

Total Allowable Catch

TIS

Trade Information System (CCSBT)

VMS

Vessel Monitoring System

WCPO

Western and Central Pacific Ocean (SPC)


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