ADB | Asian Development Bank |
PFIC | Asia Pacific Fishery Commission |
BAPPENAS | National Development Planning Agency (Indonesia) |
BOBP-IGO | Bay of Bengal Programme intergovernmental organization |
BRR | Rehabilitation and Reconstruction NAD-Nias Executing Agency |
CCC | Coral Cay Conservation |
CHARM | Community Hazard and Risk Management Program |
CMFRI | Cochin Marine Fisheries Research Institute (India) |
CMLRE | Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Annamalai University,
Kochi (India) |
CONSRN | Consortium to Restore Shattered Livelihoods in Tsunami-Devastated
Nations (includes APFIC, BOBP-IGO, FAO, NACA, SEAFDEC and the WorldFish Center) |
CORDIO | Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean |
DKP | Dinas Kelautan Dan Perikanan (Provincial Fisheries Departments, Indonesia) |
DMCR | Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (Thailand) |
DOD | Department of Ocean Development (Integrated Coastal and Marine
Area Management Project Directorate, Chennai, India) |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FRP | Fibreglass re-informed plastic |
GCRM | Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
GNP | Gross National Product |
ICSF | International Collective in Support of Fishworkers |
IDP | Internally Displaced Persons |
IGO | Intergovernmental Organization |
IMR | Institute of Marine Research (Norway) |
IUCN | The World Conservation Union |
IWMI | International Water Management Institute (Sri Lanka) |
JBIC | Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
LIPI | Indonesian Institute of Science (Indonesia) |
LIT | Line intercept transects |
MENR | Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Sri Lanka) |
MMAF | Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Indonesia) |
MOAC | Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (Thailand) |
MONRE | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand) |
MSY | Maximum sustainable yield (tonnes/year) |
NACA | Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific |
NAD | Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province (Indonesia) |
NARA | National Aquatic Resource Research and Development Agency (Sri Lanka) |
NARESA | Natural Resources Energy and Science Authority (Sri Lanka) |
NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
NIO-RC | National Institute of Oceanography (Kochi, India) |
NORAMB | Royal Norwegian Embassy (in Colombo) |
NRSA | National Remote Sensing Agency (Hyderabad, India) |
OCHA | Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (United Nations) |
PRA | Participatory Rural Appraisal |
RCO | Research Centre for Oceanography (LIPI, Indonesia) |
ROI | Republic of Indonesia |
RRG | Ramsar Reference Group |
RRL | Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum (India) |
SEAFDEC | Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre |
SLSAC | Sri Lanka Sub Aqua Club (Sri Lanka) |
SST | Sea surface temperatures |
USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
USGS | United States Geological Survey |
WB | World Bank |
WCS-IP | Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesian Programme |
Kabupaten | District Government (Indonesia) |
Kawasan | Wisata Government Marine Tourism Reserve (Indonesia) |
Panglima | Laut "The leader in the fisherman community", has
existed in the coastal areas of
Aceh since the fourth century. A customary law that regulates fisheries and
marine activities; it is presided over by an elected leader from the fishing community. |