Glossar

ACE = Advisory Committee on Ecosystems
ACFM = Advisory Committee on Fishery Management (ICES)
ACME = Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment (ICES)
ACOM = Advisory Committee on Management
ADRIAMED = Scientific Cooperation to Support Responsible Fisheries in the Adriatic Sea
AMAP = Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
ARCMF = Advisory Research Committee of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (DK)
ASCOBANS = Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas
AWI = Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

BALTEX = Baltic Sea Experiment
BASS = Baltic Acoustic Spring Survey
BECAUSE = Critical Interactions Between Species and their Implications for a Precautionary Fisheries Management in a Variable Environment
BIAS = Baltic International Acoustic Survey
BITS = Baltic International Trawl Survey
BLANO = Bund=Länder ausschuss Nord= und Ostsee
BLE = Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (Germany)
BMB = Baltic Marine Biologists
BMELV = Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Germany)
BONUS = Baltic Organizations Network for Funding Science
BSAP = Baltic Sea Action Plan (HELCOM)
BSLME = Baltic Sea Large Marine Ecosystem
BSPA = Baltic Sea Protected Area
BSRP = Baltic Sea Regional Project
BSSC = Baltic Sea Science Congress

CAQ = Committee on Aquaculture (FAO)
CBD = Convention on Biological Diversity
CBSS = Council of the Baltic Sea States
CCAMLR = Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources>
CCB = Coalition Clean Baltic
CECAF = Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries
CEFAS = Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (United Kingdom)
CEVIS = Comparative Evaluations of Innovative Solutions in European Solutions in European Fisheries Management
CFP = European Common Fisheries Policy
CIESM = International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea
CIHEAM = International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
CITES = Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CLO = Agricultural Research Centre (Belgium)
COBALT = Cod in the BalticDCF = Data Collection Framework
COBRA = Coordination Organ for Baltic Reference Areas
COPEMED = Coordination of Fisheries in the Western and Central Mediterranean = Cooperatión Pesca Mediterráneo
COST = Coopération Européen dans le Domaine de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique

DARDNI = Department for Agriculture and Rural Development Northern Ireland (UK)
DCMNR = Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Ireland)
DCR = Data Collection Regulation
Defra = Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom)
DEPM = Daily Egg Production Method
DFFAB = Directorate for Food, Fisheries and Agri Business
DG = Directorate General
DRA = Danish Research Agency
DWK = Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Kommission für Meeresforschung

EAFE = European Association of Fisheries Economists
EASE = European Advice System Evaluation
EC = European Commission
EEA = European Environment Agency
EFARO = European Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Organistions
EFIMAS = Operational Evaluation Tools for Fisheries Management Options
EIA = Environmental Impact Assessment
EIFAC = European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission
ELME = European Lifestyles and Marine Ecosystems
EMC = Executive Management Committee
EMODNET = European Management of Data Networks
EMPAS = European Management of Protected Areas
EMS = European Marine Strategy
ERA = European Research Area
ERAD = Environment and Rural Affairs Department (UK, Scotland)
ERNAIS = European Research Network on Aquatic Invasive Species
ESF = European Science Foundation
EUREKA = European Network for Market Oriented
EUROCEANS = European Network of Excellence for Ocean Ecosystems Analysis

FAO = Food and Agriculture Organization
FC = Finance Committee
FCT = Foundation for Science and Technology
FEMS = Framework for the Evaluation of Management Strategies
FISBOAT = Fisheries Independent Survey Based Operational Assessment Tools
FMSG = Fischereimanagement in Schutzgebieten
FORMAS = Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
FRI = Fisheries Research Institute (Greece)
FRS = Fisheries Research Services (UK, Scotland)
FSS = Fisheries Science Services (Ireland)

GEF = Global Environment Facility (UNDP)
GENIMPACT = Evaluation of Genetic Impact of Aquaculture Activities on Native Populations
GFCM = General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean
GKSS=IFK = GKSS=Institute for Coastal Research (Germany)
GLOBEC = Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics
GOOS = Global Ocean Observing System
GRICES = International Science and Higher Education Relation Office (Portugal)
GSRT = Ministry of Development = General Secretariat for Research and Technology (Greece)

HAWG = Hering Assessment Working Group South of 64°N
HCMR = Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Greece)
HELCOM = Helsinki Commission = Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission

IBSFC = International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission
IBTS = International Bottom Trawl Survey
IBWAS = International Blue Whiting Acoustic Survey
ICCAT = International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
ICES = International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ICSEM = International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean Sea
IDCP = International Dolphin Conservation Program
IEO = Spanish Institute of Oceanography
IFF = Institute for Fishery Technology and Fishery Economics (Germany)
IFM-GEOMAR = Leibnitz=Institute of Marine Science (Germany)
IFÖ = Institute for Fishery Ecology (Germany)
IFOP = Fisheries Development Institute (Chile)
IFREMER = French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
IGBP = International Geosphere=Biosphere Programme
IGFS = Irish Groundfish Survey
IHF = Institute of Hydrobiology and Fishery Science, University Hamburg (Germany)
IHLS = International Herring Larvae Survey
IIASA = International Institute for Applied System Analysis
ILVO = Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (Belgium)
IMARES = Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies (Netherlands)
IMARPE = Istituto del Mar del Peru
IMO = International Maritime Organization
IN EX FISH = Incorporating the Extrinsic Drivers into Fisheries Management
INDECO = Development of Indicators of Environmental Performance of the Common Fisheries Policy
INIAP/IPIMAR = National Institute for Agronomy and Fisheries Research/Research Institute for Marine Fisheries (Portugal)
INIDEP = National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (Argentina)
INTAS = International Association for the Promotion of Cooperation with Scientists from the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS)
IO PAS = Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Science
IOC = Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO)
IODE = International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange
IOR = Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries (Germany)
IOTC = Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
IOW = Baltic Sea Research Institute (Germany)
IPCC = Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPIMAR = National Research Institute for Agriculture and Fishery (Portugal)
ISH = Institute for Sea Fisheries (Germany)
IST = Information Society Technologies
ITQ = Individual Transferable Quota
IUCN = International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
IWC = International Whaling Commission

LEI = Agricultural Economics Research Institute (Netherlands)
LNV = Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Netherlands)

MADRP = Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (Portugal)
MAP = Mediterranean Action Plan
MAPA = Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Spain)
MAR=ECO = Patterns and Processes of the Ecosystems of the Northern Mid=Atlantic
MARIFISH = Coordination of European Marine Fisheries Research
MarinERA = Facilitating the Coordination of National and Regional Marine RTD Programmes in Europe
MCAP = Management Committee on the Advisory Process (ICES)
MCTES = Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education
MEC = Ministry of Education and Science (Spain)
MEDIFSIS = Mediterranean Fishery Statistics and Information System
MEDITS = International Bottom Trawl Survey in the Mediterranean
MEDSUDMED = Assessment and Monitoring of the Fishery Resources and the Ecosystems in the Straits of Sicily
MERSEA = Marine Environment and Security for the European Area
MGV = Ministry of the Flemish Community (Belgium)
MI = Marine Institute (Ireland)
MIR = Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia (Poland)
MODEG = Marine Observation and Data Expert Group
MRI = Marine Research Institute (Iceland)
MSC = Marine Stewardship Council
MSFD =Marine Strategy Framework Directive
MSHE = Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland)
MuPEdS = Multi Purpose Education Survey
MUTFISHARE = Mutualisation on Fisheries and Aquaculture European Research Institutes (EFARO)

NAFO = Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NAGREF = National Agricultural Research Foundation (Greece)
NASCO = North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
NCM = Nordic Council of Ministers
NEAFC = North=East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
NERC = Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom)

OSF = Institute of Baltic Sea Fishery
OSPAR = Oslo=Paris=Convention = Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North=East Atlantic

PFKM = Policy and Knowledge in Fisheries Management
PGCCDBS = Planning Group on Commercial Catch, Discards and Biological Sampling
PGNAPES = Planning Group on Northeast Atlantic Pelagic Ecosystem Surveys (ICES)
PGSPFN = Planning Group on Surveys on Pelagic Fish in the Norwegian Sea (ICES)
PICES = North Pacific Marine Science Organization
PM = Programme Manager
POLMARF = Polish Marine Fishery Science Centre
PROTECT = Marine Protected Areas as a Tool for Ecosystem Conservation and Fisheries Management
PSC = Programme Steering Committee
PUBERTIMING = Photoperiod Control of Puberty in Farmed Fish: Development of New Techniques and Research into Underlying Physiological Mechanisms

RAC = Regional Advisory Council
RANNIS = Icelandic Centre for Research
RCN = Research Council of Norway
REIO = Regional Economic Integration Organization
RFMO = Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
RHLS = Rügen Herring Larvae Survey
RIKZ = National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management (Netherlands)
RIVO = Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research
ROSCOP = Reports of Scientific Cruises and Oceanographic Programmes
RPF = Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus)

SAC = Scientific Advisory Committee (GFCM)
SAP = Scientific Advisory Panel
SARDYN = Sardine Dynamics and Stock Structure in the North=east Atlantic
SCOR = Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (NGO)
SCRS = Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (ICCAT)
SEAFO = South=East Atlantic Fisheries Organization
SEERAD = Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (UK)
SELAM = Socio=Economic and Legal Aspects of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (CIHEAM)
SEPA = Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
SFD = Sea Fisheries Department (Belgium)
SFI = Sea Fisheries Institute (Poland)
SGPM = Fisheries Directorate (Spain)
SGRN = Study Group on Research Needs
SIBER = Silicate and Baltic Sea Ecosystem Response
SIPAM = Information System for the Promotion of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean
SNF = Danish Natural Science Research Council
SPRASS = Sprat Acoustic Spring Survey
STECF = Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (EC)

TAB = Technical Advisory Board
TECAM = Technical Aspects of Mediterranean Aquaculture (CIHEAM)
TTQ Leonardo = Training for Traceability and Quality in the Capture Fish Industry of Europe

UNCLOS = United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNCOVER = Understanding the Mechanisms of Stock Recovery
UNDP = United Nations Development Programme
UNEP = United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFCC = United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

vTI = Johann Heinrich von Thünen=Institute

WEALTH = Welfare and Health in Sustainable Aquaculture
WECAFC = Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission
WEFTA = West European Fish Technologists Association
WFD = Water Framework Directive
WGBFAS  = Working Group on Fisheries Assessment in the Baltic
WGBIFS = Working Group onBaltic Fisheries Surveys
WGCEPH = Working Group on Cephalopod Fisheries and Life History
WGECO = Working Group on Ecosystem Effects of fishing Activities
WGIPS = Working Group for International Pelagic Surveys
WKFAR = Workshop on the Format of ICES Advisory Reports
WKFORM = Workshop on Form of ICES Advice
WMO = World Meteorological Organization
WPMG = Work Package Management Group
WWF = World Wide Fund for Nature