AFRF: GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY:

ABC: Acceptable biological catch
AFRF: American Fishermen’s Research Foundation
BCTFA: British Columbia Tuna Fishermens Association
CDFG: California Department of Fish and Game
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
CITIES: Convention in International Trade of Endangered Species
CPUE: Catch Per Unit of Effort
DFO: Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Canada)
DWFN: Distant Water Fishing Nation
EEZ: Exclusive Economic Zone
EFH: Essential Fish Habitat
EIS: Environmental Impact Statement
ESA: Endangered Species Act
ETP: Eastern Tropical Pacific
FAD: Fish Aggregating Device
FAO: U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization
FFA: Forum Fisheries Agency
FFC: Forum Fisheries Committee
FMP: Fisheries Management Plan
FSM: Federated States of Micronesia
HMS: Highly Migratory Species
HSFCA: High Seas Fisheries Compliance Act
ICCAT: International Convention for the Convention of Atlantic Tunas
IATTC: Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
IFQ: Individual Fishing Quota
IMO: International Maritime Organization
ISC: Interim Scientific Committee (for North Pacific Tunas)
IVQ: Individual Vessel Quota
LE: Limited Entry
LOS: Law of the Sea Convention
MHLC: Multi Lateral High Level Conference
MPA: Marine Protected Area
MSC: Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
MSC: Marine Stewardship Council
MSY: Maximum Sustainable Yield
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
NGO: Non-Governmental Organization
NMFS: National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPFMC: North Pacific Fisheries Management Council
NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council
NWHI: Northwest Hawaii Initiative
OA: Open Access
ODFW: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
OY: Optimum Yield
PFMC: Pacific Fisheries Management Council
PIN: Pacific Island Nation
PNG: Papua New Guinea
PSMFC: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
RFA: Regulatory Flexibility Act
SAFE: Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
SBA: Small Business Administration
SBREFA: Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
SFA: US Magnuson-Stevens Sustainable Fisheries Act
SMNV: Standard Marine Communication Phrases
SPC: South Pacific Commission
SSC: Scientific and Statistical Committee
STAR: Stock Assessment Review
SWFSC: Southwest Fisheries Science Center
TAC: Total Allowable Catch
UNIA: UN Implementing Agreement (Straddling Stocks Agreement)
USCG: United States Coast Guard
USFWS: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USTF: United States Tuna Foundation
UTC: United Tuna Cooperative
VMS: Vessel Monitoring System
WCP: Western Central Pacific
WDFW: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
WFOA: Western Fishboat Owners Association
WPFMC: Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council
WTA: Washington Trollers Association
WWF: World Wildlife Fund