Marine Protected Areas: Tools for Sustaining Ocean Ecosystems (2001)
Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms
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AFS American Fisheries Society
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CBRA Coastal Barrier Resources Act
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CMC Center for Marine Conservation
CNPPA Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (IUCN)
COMPARE Criteria and Objectives for Marine Protected Area Evaluation
CPUE Catch per unit effort
CVM Contingent value method
CWA Clean Water Act
CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act
DOC U.S. Department of Commerce
EEZ Exclusive economic zone
EFH Essential fish habitat
ESA Endangered Species Act
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FKNMS Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
FWCA Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
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FWS Fish and Wildlife Service
GESAMP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution
GIS Geographical information system
GPS Global positioning system
HA Hedonic approach
HAPC Habitat area of particular concern
IFQ Individual Fishing Quota
IMO International Maritime Organization
ITC Individual transferable quota
IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MMA Marine managed area
MMPA Marine Mammals Protection Act
MPA Marine protected area
MPPRC Marine Plastics Pollution Research and Control Act
MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MSY Maximum sustainable yield
NAPA National Academy of Public Administration
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NERR National Estuarine Research Reserve
NERRS National Estuarine Research Reserve System
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NMS National Marine Sanctuary
NMSP National Marine Sanctuary Program
NMSA National Marine Sanctuary Act
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOS National Ocean Service
NPS National Park Service
NRC National Research Council
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
NPFMC North Pacific Fisheries Management Council
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OCSLA Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
OPA Oil Pollution Act
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RFPDT Reef Fishery Plan Development Team
SPAW Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife of the Wider Caribbean Region
SWNP System-Wide Monitoring Program
TAC Total allowable catch
TCM Travel-cost model
TNC The Nature Conservancy
TPA Terrestrial protected area
TURF Territorial use right fishery
UN United Nations
UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
USCRTF U.S. Coral Reef Task Force
USFS U.S. Forest Service
VMS Vessel monitoring system
WCED World Commission on Environment and Development
WCPA World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN)
WWF World Wildlife Fund
