| 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 |
