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ACFM |
Advisory Committee on Fisheries Management |
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AICDP |
Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program |
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APFIC |
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission |
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ASFIS |
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System |
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BRDs |
Bycatch Reduction Devices |
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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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CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
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COFI |
FAO Committee on Fisheries |
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CWP |
Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics |
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DOALOS |
UN Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea |
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EAF |
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries |
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EEZ |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
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FADs |
Fish-Aggregating Devices |
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FIGIS |
Fisheries Global Information System |
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FSA |
United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement |
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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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ICCAT |
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
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ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
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IOTC |
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
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IPHC |
International Pacific Halibut Commission |
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IPOA |
International Plan of Action |
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IUU |
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated |
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IWC |
International Whaling Commission |
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MHLC |
Multilateral High Level Conferences on South Pacific Tuna Fisheries |
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MPA |
Marine Protected Area |
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MSY |
Maximum Sustainable Yield |
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NAFO |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
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NASCO |
North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization |
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NEAFC |
Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission |
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NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization |
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RFB |
Regional Fishery Bodies |
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RFMOs |
Regional Fisheries Management Organizations |
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SEAFO |
Southeast Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
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SIDP |
FAO Species Identification and Data Programme |
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SPC |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
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TURF |
Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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UNCLOS |
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
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WECAF |
Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission |
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WTPSO |
World Tuna Purse-Seine Organization |
