ABNJ
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Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
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AI
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Apparent Infringement
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CCAMLR
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Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Marine Living Resources
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CESAG
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Catch Estimation Strategy Advisory Group, formed in 2017 by combining WG-CR (Catch Reporting) and CDAG (Catch Data Advisory
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CEM
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Conservation and Enforcement Measures
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COM
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NAFO Commission
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CP
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Contracting Party
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DSF
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Deep Sea Fisheries
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EAF
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Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
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EBM
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Ecosystem Based Management
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EDG
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NAFO STACTIC Editorial Drafting Group of the NAFO CEM
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EEZ
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Exclusive Economic Zone
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FAO
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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FAO IPOA – IUU
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International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Adopted by FAO in 2001
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FAO PSM Agreement
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FAO 2009 Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
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FIRMS/FIGIS
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Fisheries Resources Monitoring System
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FC
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NAFO Fisheries Commission
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FOC
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Flags Of Convenience
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GIS
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Geographic Information Systems
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ICCAT
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The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
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ICES
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International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
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ICNAF
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International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
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IEAs
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Integrated Ecosystem Assessments
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IUU fishing
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Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing
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JAGDM
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Joint Advisory Group on Data Management
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JNAFS
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Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science
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LRP
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Precautionary Approach Limit Reference Point
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MCS
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Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
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MSC
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Marine Stewardship Council
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MSE
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Management Strategy Evaluation
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MSY
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Maximum Sustainable Yield
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NAFO
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
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NARFMO
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North Atlantic Fishery Management Organizations
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NAMMCO
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North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission
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NASCO
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North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
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NCEM
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NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures
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NCP
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Non-Contracting Party
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NEAFC
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North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
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NEREIDA
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NAFO PotEntial VulneRable Marine Ecosystems- Impacts of Deep-Sea Fisheries(research expedition)
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NGOs
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Non-Governmental Organizations
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NIPAG
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Joint NAFO/ICES Working Group on Northern Shrimp Assessment
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NPAFC
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North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
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NRA
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NAFO Regulatory Area
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PA
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Precautionary Approach
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PAF
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Precautionary Approach Framework
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PICES
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North Pacific Marine Science Organization
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PRP
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NAFO Performance Review Panel
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PSCM
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Port State Control Measures
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PSM
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Port State Measures
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RFMO/As
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Regional Fisheries Management Organizations/Arrangements
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SEAFO
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South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
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SC
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NAFO Scientific Council
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SCR Docs
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Scientific Council Research documents
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SCS Docs
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Scientific Council Summary documents
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SSB
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Spawning-Stock Biomass
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STACFAD
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NAFO General Council Standing Committee on Finance and Administration
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STACFEN
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NAFO Scientific Council Standing Committee on Fisheries Environment
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STACFIS
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NAFO Scientific Council Standing Committee on Fisheries Science
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STACPUB
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NAFO Standing Committee on Publications
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STACTIC
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NAFO Fisheries Commission Standing Committee on International Control
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STACREC
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NAFO Scientific Council Standing Committee on Research Coordination
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STATLANT
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(Fishery catch statistics)
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TAC
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Total Allowable Catch
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UN
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United Nations
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UNCLOS
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1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
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UNFSA
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1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
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VMS
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Vessel Monitoring System
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VME
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Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem
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WG-BDS
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NAFO Commission Ad hoc Working Group to Reflect on the Rules Governing Bycatches, Discards and Selectivity in the NAFO Regulatory Area
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WG-EAFM
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NAFO Joint Commission-Scientific Council Working Group on Ecosystem Approach Framework to Fisheries Management
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WG-ESA
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NAFO Scientific Council Working Group on Ecosystem Science Assessment
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WG-OPR
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NAFO STACTIC Observer Program Review Working Group
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WG-RBMS
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NAFO Joint Commission-Scientific Council Working Group on Risk-Based Management Strategies
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WPs
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Working Papers
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