Abbreviations and acronyms

ACIAR Australian Center For International Agricultural Research APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APGN Asia-Pacific Grouper Network
ASETUN Spanish bluefin tuna Farmers Association

BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
BTSD Blue Fin Tuna Statistical Document
CAC Codex Alimentarius Commission
CBA Capture-Based Aquaculture
CCP Critical Control Point
CCRF Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CPUE Catch Per Unit Effort
CZM Coastal Zone Management
DVS Departmental Veterinary Services
EA Environmental Assessment
EDF Environment Defense Fund
EEZ Economic Exclusive Zone
EFP Experimental Fishing Programme
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EIS Environmental Impact Statement/Study

EIFAC European Inland Fisheries Advisory Committee EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
EMS Environmental Management System
FAD Fish Aggregating Device
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FCR Food Conversion Ratio
FFA South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GFCM General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean GHP Good Hygienic Practice
GMP Good Manufacturing Practice
HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
HDPE High Density Polyethylene
HFP Histamine Fish Poisoning
IATTC Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
ICCAT International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ICLARM International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (WorldFish Center)
ICM Integrated Coastal Management
IHNV Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus
IOTC Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
IPNV Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus
ISO International Organization for Standardization ITQ Individual Transferable Quota
IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature LIFDC Low-Income Food-Deficit Country
LRFFT Live Reef Food Fish Trade
LRFT Live Reef Fish Trade
MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act
MSC Marine Stewardship Council
MSY Maximum Sustainable Yield
NACA Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
QA Quality Assurance
RSIV Red Seabream IridoViral
SARDI South Australia Research and Development Institute SCRS Standing Committee on Research and Statistics SDP Southern bluefin statistical Document Programme SEAFDEC South-East Asian Fisheries Development Center SIPPO Swiss Import Promotion Programme
SPC South Pacific Commission
SRAC Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
TAC Total Allowable Catch
TBOASA Tuna Boat Owners Association of South Australia TNC The Nature Conservancy
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO/CSI UNESCO Environment and Development in Coastal Regions and Small Islands Unit
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
USFDA United States Food and Drug Administration
VPA Virtual Population Analysis
VSN Viral Splenic Necrosis
WHO World Health Organization
WIOTO West Indian Ocean Tuna Organization
WTO World Trade Organization
WWF WorldWide Fund for Nature
YAV Yellowtail Ascite Virus