| AIDCP |
= |
Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program |
| AIS |
= |
Automatic Identification System |
| ANABAC |
= |
Spanish National Association of Purse Seine Owners |
| ANFACO |
= |
National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Seafood |
| AO |
= |
Atlantic Ocean |
| AP2HI |
= |
Asosiasi Perikanan Pole and Line dan Handline Indonesia |
| ASG |
= |
American Samoa Government |
| ATPA |
= |
Andean Trade Preference Act |
| ATPDEA |
= |
Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act |
| ATUNEC |
= |
Ecuadorian Tuna Boatowners Association |
| ATQ |
= |
Autonomous Tariff Quota |
| BET |
= |
Bigeye Tuna |
| BFAR |
= |
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources |
| BKK |
= |
Bangkok |
| CAB |
= |
Conformity Assessment Body |
| CANAINPESCA |
= |
The National Chamber of the Mexican Fishing Industry |
| CCFAC |
= |
Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants |
| CCSBT |
= |
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna |
| CDS |
= |
Catch Documentation Scheme |
| CEPESCA |
= |
Spanish Fishing Confederation |
| CFP |
= |
Common Fisheries Policy |
| CFR |
= |
Cost and Freight |
| CFTO |
= |
Compagnie Francaise du Thon Oceanique |
| CITES |
= |
Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species |
| CMM |
= |
Conservation and Management Measure |
| CNMI |
= |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
| CoC |
= |
Chain of Custody |
| CODEMAR |
= |
Mexican Coalition in Defense of the Seas |
| CONAPESCA |
= |
Mexico’s National Commission of Aquaculture and Fisheries |
| CPUE |
= |
Catch per Unit Effort |
| DWFN |
= |
Distant Water Fishing Nations |
| EEZ |
= |
Exclusive Economic Zone |
| EII |
= |
Earth Island Institute |
| EPO |
= |
Eastern Pacific Ocean |
| FAD |
= |
Fish Aggregating Device |
| FAO |
= |
Food and Agriculture Organization (UNations) Italy (Fishery) or USA |
| FCR |
= |
Feed Conversion Ratio |
| FDA |
= |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FFA |
= |
Forum Fisheries Agency |
| FIP |
= |
Fisheries Improvement Project |
| FOC |
= |
Flags of Convenience |
| FSM |
= |
Federated States of Micronesia |
| FTA |
= |
Free Trade Agreement |
| FTBOA |
= |
Fiji Tuna Boatowners Association |
| GFW |
= |
Global Fishing Watch |
| GP |
= |
Greenpeace |
| HACCP |
= |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points |
| HCR |
= |
Harvest Control Rules |
| IATTC |
= |
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission |
| ICCAT |
= |
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas |
IO
|
= |
Indian Ocean |
| IOTC |
= |
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
| IPNLF |
= |
The International Pole and Line Foundation |
| IPO |
= |
Initial Public Offering |
| ISO |
= |
International Organization for Standardization |
| ISSA |
= |
International Seafood Sustainability Association |
| ISSF |
= |
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation |
| IUCN |
= |
International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| IUU |
= |
Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing |
| MCS |
= |
Monitoring, Control & Surveillance |
| MSC |
= |
Marine Stewardship Council |
| MoU |
= |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPA |
= |
Marine Protected Areas |
| MSY |
= |
Maximum Sustainable Yield |
| MT |
= |
Metric Tons |
| NAFO |
= |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
| NAFTA |
= |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NFA |
= |
National Fisheries Authority (PNG) |
| NFD |
= |
National Fisheries Development |
| NGO |
= |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| NMFS |
= |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NOAA |
= |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| OFCF |
= |
Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation |
| OPAGAC |
= |
Spanish Tuna Purse Seine Association |
| OPRT |
= |
Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries |
| P&P |
= |
Parlevliet & Van de Plas |
| PMIZ |
= |
Pacific Marine Industrial Zone |
| PNA |
= |
Parties to the Nauru Agreement |
| PNG |
= |
Papua New Guinea |
| PVR |
= |
ProActive Vessel Register |
| RFMO |
= |
Regional Fishery Management Organisation |
| RMI |
= |
The Marshall Islands |
| ROP |
= |
Regional Observer Program |
| SBT |
= |
Southern Bluefin Tuna |
| SFPA |
= |
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement |
| SIDS |
= |
Small Island Developing State |
| SKJ |
= |
Skipjack Tuna |
| SPC |
= |
Secretariat of the Pacific Community |
| TAC |
= |
Total Allowable Catch |
| TAE |
= |
Total Allowable Effort |
| TMI |
= |
Tri Marine International |
| TTIA |
= |
Thai Tuna Industry Association |
| TU |
= |
Thai Union |
| TUF |
= |
Thai Union Frozen Products |
| ULT |
= |
Ultra-low Temperature |
| UoC |
= |
Unit of Certification |
| USMLT |
= |
US Multilateral Treaty |
| VASEP |
= |
Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers |
| VDS |
= |
Vessel Day Scheme of the PNA |
| VMS |
= |
Vessel Monitoring System |
| Wespac |
= |
Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council |
| WCPFC |
= |
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission |
| WCPO |
= |
Western Central Pacific Ocean |
| WFOA |
= |
The Western Fishboat Owners Association |
| WHO |
= |
World Health Organization |
| WPO |
= |
Western Pacific Ocean |
| WPFMC |
= |
Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council |
| WTO |
= |
World Trade Organization |
| WTPO |
= |
World Tuna Purse Seine Organisation |
| WWF |
= |
World Wildlife Fund |
| YFT |
= |
Yellowfin Tuna |
| YoY |
= |
Year on Year |
