ACC |
Administrative Committee on Coordination (UN) |
ACP |
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (EC) |
ADI |
acceptable daily intake |
AFFP |
Arab Federation of Fish Producers |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
CAC |
Codex Alimentarius Commission |
CARICOM |
Caribbean Community and Common Market |
CCAMLR |
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Resources |
CCP |
critical control point |
CCSBT |
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna |
c&f |
cost and freight |
c.i.f. |
cost, insurance, freight |
CFRAMP |
CARICOM Fisheries Resource Assessment and Management Program |
CFP |
Common Fisheries Policy (EC) |
CIDA |
Canadian International Development Agency |
CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
COFI |
Committee on Fisheries (FAO) |
CRFM |
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CARICOM) |
CWP |
Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (inter-agency) |
DANIDA |
Danish International Development Agency |
DWFN |
Distant Water Fishing Nations |
EAF |
ecosystem approach to fisheries |
EEA |
European Economic Area |
EC |
European Community |
ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
EEC |
European Economic Community (superseded by EC) |
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EEZ |
exclusive economic zone |
EU |
European Union |
FFA |
South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (ù |
FIFG |
Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (EC) |
FISHSTAT |
Computer System for Global Fishery Statistical Time Series |
f.o.b. |
free on board |
GLOBEFISH |
Computerized System of Fish Marketing Information |
GRT |
gross registered ton |
HACCP |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (system) |
HIPC |
heavily-indebted poor countries |
IACSD |
Inter-agency Committee on Sustainable Development |
IATTC |
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission |
IBSFC |
International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission |
ICCAT |
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
ICES |
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
ICFA |
International Coalition of Fisheries Associations |
ICLARM |
International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
IOTC |
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
IPOA-IUU |
International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
IUU |
illegal, unreported and unregulated (fishing) |
JECFA |
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives |
LAES |
Latin American Economic System |
LIFDC |
low-income food-deficit country |
MCS |
monitoring, control and surveillance |
MRL |
maximum residue limit |
MRLVD |
maximum limit for residues of veterinary drugs (CAC) |
NACA |
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NRC |
National Research Council (United States) |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OIE |
International Office of Epizootics |
OLDEPESCA |
Latin American Organization for Fisheries Development |
PRSPs |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers |
RFB |
regional fishery body |
RFMO |
regional fisheries management organization |
SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
SEAFDEC |
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre |
SEAFO |
Southeast Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
SFLP |
Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme |
SPF |
South Pacific Forum |
SPS |
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (WTO) |
TAC |
total allowable catch |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNCLOS |
United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
USFDA |
United Stated Food and Drug Administration |
VMS |
Vessel Monitoring System |
WECAFC |
Western Central Atlantic Fisheries Commission |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WSSD |
World Summit for Sustainable Development |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |