Been asked on more than one occasion to post a list of acronyms and definitions, the most recent was just in the past week or so.
So....... I started putting together a list of the most pertinent acronyms, links and definitions that we deal with in the North East.
Then I started linking to the associated sites for some legislation.
Then I..... well, you get the picture. So here it is, my "hot list" with links where appropriate and a link at the end to the ULTIMATE fisheries acronym guide and definition list, courtesy of the Pacific Fishery Management Council!
Fisheries Technical Terms
(for example - (F) – Fishing Mortality - MSY – Maximum Sustainable Yield)
ABC - Allowable biological catch
AM – Accountability Measures
ACL - Annual Catch Limits
ACCSP -
Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program
APA-
Administrative Procedures Act
AP - Advisory Panel
ASMFC -
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
CPUE - Catch Per Unit Effort
EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone
EFH - Essential Fish Habitat
EFH-HAPC - Essential Fish Habitat - Habitat Area of Particular Concern
EIS - Environmental Impact Statement
ENGO - Environmental Non-Governmental Organization
ESA -
Endangered Species Act of 1973
FEIS - Final Environmental Impact Statement
FMP - Fishery management plan
HMS - Highly Migratory Species
IATTC -
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
ICCAT -
International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
IFQ – Individual Fishing Quota
ISFMP - Interstate Fishery Management Plan
ITQ - Individual Transferable Quotas
MAFMC –
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
MMPA -
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
MPA - Marine Protected Area
MRFSS -
Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey
MRIP -
Marine Recreational Information Program - (MRFSS Replacement)
MSA -
Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation Act
NEFMC –
New England Fishery Management Council
NEFSC -
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
(link to main FSC Page for US-
http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/sciencecenters/index.html)
NEMAP -
Northeast Area Monitoring Assessment Program
NERO –
Northeast Regional Office (of NMFS)
NGO - Non-Governmental Organization
NMFS -
National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA -
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Parent of NMFS)
PSE - Proportional Standard Error
RFA - Regulatory Flexibility Act
RIR - Regulatory Impact Review
SARC - Stock assessment review committee
SAW - Stock Assessment Workshop
SMZ - Special Management Zone
SSC - Scientific and Statistical Committee
TED - Turtle Excluder Device
VMS - Vessel Monitoring System
Pacific Fishery Management Council: Acronyms and Definitions This is the ULTIMATE guide to acronyms and definitions!
