List of Acronyms
The following is a list of acronyms of organizations that may be mentioned on this website.
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACAP | Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels |
| CCAMLR | Convention for the Consevation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
| CCSBT | Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna |
| CPPS | Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur / Permanent Commission for the South Pacific |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FFA | Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency |
| IATTC | Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission |
| ICCAT | International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
| ICES | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/ · Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer |
| IOC | International Ornithological Congress |
| IOTC | Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
| IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
| IUU | Illegal, unreported, and unregulated |
| NAFO | North Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
| NAMMCO | North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission |
| NMFS | US National Marine Fisheries Service, also called NOAA Fisheries |
| NPOA-Seabirds | National Plan of Action-Seabirds |
| RFMO | Regional Fisheries Management Organization |
| SEAFO | South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation |
| WCPFC | Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission |