Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters: Untangling Food Webs and Fishing Nets (2003)
Chapter: Appendix B: Acronyms
APPENDIX B Acronyms
ABC
acceptable biological catch
ACC
Alaskan Coastal Current
ADF&G
Alaska Department of Fish & Game
AFA
American Fisheries Act
ASLC
Alaska SeaLife Center
ASSLRT
Alaska Steller Sea Lion Recovery Team
BiOp #1
Biological Opinion #1, released December 1998
BiOp #2
Biological Opinion #2, released January 1999
BiOp #3
Biological Opinion #3, released November 2000
BiOp #4
Biological Opinion #4, released June 2001
BSAI
Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands
CPUE
catch per unit effort
DDT
dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane
DMV
dolphin morbillivirus
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone
EIS
environmental impact statement
ENSO
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
ESA
Endangered Species Act of 1973
GOA
Gulf of Alaska
MSY
maximum sustainable yield
mt
metric tons
mtDNA
mitochondrial DNA
nm
nautical mile
NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPFMC
North Pacific Fishery Management Council
NPPI
North Pacific Pressure Index
OCH
oscillating control hypothesis
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
PDO
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
PDV
phocine distemper virus
PWS
Prince William Sound
RPAs
reasonable and prudent alternatives
SEAK
Southeast Alaska
SLP
sea level pressure
SSB
spawning stock biomass
SSL
Steller sea lion
SST
sea surface temperature
TAC
total allowable catch
