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Acronyms

AcronymAbbreviation Meaning
A
AAC Alaska Administrative Code
ABC Acceptable biological catch
ABM Abundance-Based Management
ACAAdak Community Allocation
ACEPOAnnual Community Engagement and Participation Overview
ACL Annual Catch Limit
ACLIMAlaska Climate Integrated Modeling
ACT Annual Catch Target
ACTThe Alaska Climate CEFI Team
ADF&G Alaska Department of Fish and Game
ADP Annual Deployment Plan
AEQAdult equivalent
AFAAmerican Fisheries Act
AFSCAlaska Fisheries Science Center
AFSAmerican Fisheries Society
AIAleutian Islands
AK BOFAlaska Board of Fisheries
AKFIN Alaska Fisheries Information Network
AKRAlaska Region
AKROAlaska Regional Office
AltsAlternatives
AMAccountability Measures
ANCSAAlaska Native Claims Settlement Act
ANILCAAlaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
ANPRAdvanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
ANSAmounts Reasonably Necessary for Subsistence
APAdvisory Panel
B
BBiomass
BASISBering Sea-Aleutian Salmon International Survey
BBRBristol Bay Red King Crab
BBRKCBristol Bay Red King Crab
BEGBiological escapement goal
BiOp Biological Opinion
BMSYbiomass that enables a fish stock to deliver maximum sustainable yield
BKCBlue King Crab
BOFBoard of Fish
BRDBycatch Reduction Device
BSAI Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
BSIABest Scientific Information Available
BSFRFBering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation
BSIERPBering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program
BSSBering Sea Snow Crab
BSTBering Sea Tanner Crab
C
C SharesCrew quota share (CVC or CPC)
CADFCatch accounting and data forwarding
CASCatch Accounting System
CCCCouncil Coordination Committee
CCL Combined Catch Limit
CCTFClimate Change Task Force
CDQCommunity Development Quota
CECCommunity Engagement Committee
CEFIClimate, Ecosystem, and Fisheries Initiative
CEQCouncil on Environmental Quality
CFRCode of Federal Regulations
CFECCommercial Fisheries Entry Commission
CGCentral Gulf of Alaska
CGOACentral Gulf of Alaska
CHCritical Habitat
CIconfidence interval
CIE Center for Independent Experts
COARCommercial Operators Annual Report
COBLZC. opilio Bycatch Limitation Zone
CouncilNorth Pacific Fishery Management Council
CMCatch Monitor
CMCPCatch Monitoring Control Plan
CmteCommittee
CMODCouncil Member Ongoing Development
CP Catcher/processor
CPCCatcher Processor Crew (quota share)
CPOCatcher processor owner (quota share)
CPTCrab Plan Team
CRCrab Rationalization
CRSClimate Readiness Synthesis
CSPCatch Sharing Plan
CQECommunity Quota Entity
CVCCatcher Vessel Crew (quota share)
CVCatcher vessel
CVOCatcher Vessel Owner
CVOA Catcher vessel operational area
CWTCoded-wire tag
D
DEISDraft Environmental Impact Statement
DMRDiscard Mortality Rate
DPSDistinct population segment
DSRDemersal Shelf Rockfish
E
E.O.Executive Order
EAEnvironmental Assessment
EAFGEcosystem approach to fisheries management
EAGEastern Aleutian Islands (Dutch Harbor) Golden King Crab
EBMEcosystem-based management
EAMEcosystem approach to management
EBFMEcosystem Based Fisheries Management
EBSEastern Bering Sea
EBTEastern Bering Sea Tanner Crab
ECOEcosystem Committee
EDREconomic Data Reporting
EEZExclusive Economic Zone
EFHEssential Fish Habitat
EFPExempted Fishing Permit
EISEnvironmental Impact Statement
EMElectronic monitoring
EMCElectronic Monitoring Committee
EOExecutive Order
ESAEndangered Species Act
ESPEcological and Socioeconomic Profile
ESSREconomic and Social Sciences Research
ESREcosystem Status Report
ESUEvolutionary Significant Unit
F
FATEFisheries and the Environment
FEISFinal Environmental Impact Statement
FEPFishery Ecosystem Plan
FEFishery Evaluation
FFPFederal Fisheries Permit
FLLFreezer longliner
FMAAFSC Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis Division (aka the Observer Program)
FMACFishery Monitoring Advisory Committee
FMPFishery Management Plan
FONSIFinding of No Significant Impact
FR Federal Register
FRFAFinal Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
G
gfishGroundfish
GHLGuideline Harvest Level
GKCGolden King Crab
GOAGulf of Alaska
GOACLIMGulf of Alaska Climate Integrated Modeling Project
H
HALHook and Line
HAPCHabitat Areas of Particular Concern
HDSHalibut Deck Sorting
HWGHabitat Working Group
I
IADInitial Administration Determination
IBAIndividual Bycatch Accounting
IBQIndividual Bycatch Quota
ICAIncidental Catch Allowance
ICAInter-cooperative Agreements
ICCIntergovernmental Consultive Committee
IDIdentification
IEAIntegrated Ecosystem Assessment
IFQIndividual Fishing Quota
IPAIncentive Plan (Program) Agreements
IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPHCInternational Pacific Halibut Commission
IPQIndividual Processor Quotas
IQFIndividually quick frozen
IRAInflation Reduction Act
IUCNInternational Union for Conservation of Nature
IRFAInitial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
IRIUImproved retention/improved utilization
J
JAMJeopardy or adverse modification
K
KTCKing and Tanner Crab
L
LAPPLimited Access Privilege Program
LAMPLocal Area Management Plan
LEILong-term effect index
LKLocal Knowledge
LKTKSLocal Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, and Subsistance
LLPLicense limitation program
LMELarge Marine Ecosystems
LOALength overall
M
mMeter or meters
MBTAMigratory Bird Treaty Act
MCAMaximum Commerce Amount
MFMTMaximum Fish Mortality Threshold
MMBMature male biomass
MMPAMarine Mammal Protection Act
MOMModular Ocean Model
MOUMemorandum of Understanding
MPAMarine Protected Area
MRAMaximum Retainable Amount
MREPMarine Resource Education Program
MRFSSMarine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey
MRSAMMulti-Regional Social Accounting Matrix
MSAMagnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MSEManagement Strategy Evaluation
MSSTMinimum stock size threshold
MSYMaximum sustainable yield
mtMetric ton
N
NAICSNorth American Industry Classification System
NAONOAA Administrative Order
NBBTANorthern Bristol Bay Trawl Area
NBSRANorthern Bering Sea Research Area
NBSNorthern Bering Sea
NEPANational Environmental Policy Act
nmNautical miles
NMFSNational Marine Fisheries Service
NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOINotice of Intent
NOVANotice of Violation and Assessment
NPAFCNorth Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
NPFMCNorth Pacific Fishery Management Council
NPPSDNorth Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database
NPRBNorth Pacific Research Board
NRCNational Research Council
NRDCNatural Resources Defense Council
NSRKCNorton Sound Red King Crab
OCEMother effective area-based conservation measures
O
OPNorth Pacific Groundfish Observer Program
OFLOver Fishing Limit
OECMother effective area-based conservation measures
OEG Optimal escapement goal
OLEOffice of Law Enforcement
OMBOffice of Management and Budget
OROXOther Rockfish complex
OYOptimum Yield
P
PAPreferred Alternative
PBRPotential biological removal
PCFMACPartial Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory Committee
PCTCPacific Cod Trawl Cooperative
PEECPreview of Economic and Ecological Conditions
PEISProgrammatic Environmental Impact Statement
PIBKCPribilof Island Blue King Crab
PIGPribilof Islands Golden King Crab
PIGKCPribilof Island Golden King Crab
PIKPribilof Islands Red King Crab
PIHCZPribilof Islands Habitat Conservation Zone
PIRKCPribilof Islands Red King Crab
PNCIACPacific Northwest Crab Industry Advisory Committee
POPPacific ocean perch
PPAPreliminary preferred alternative
PQSProcessor Quota Share
PRAPaperwork Reduction Act
PSCProhibited Species Catch
PSEISProgrammatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
PSMFCPacific States Marines Fisheries Commission
PTPlan Team
PWSPrince William Sound
Q
QSQuota Share
R
RARegional Administrator
RACRegional Advisory Council (USFWS)
RAMRestricted Access Management
RAPRegional Action Plan
RCRRegistered Crab Receiver
RE/BSRougheye/Blackspotted Rockfish
REFMResource Ecology Fisheries Management
RFARegulatory Flexibility Act
RFFAReasonably foreseeable future action
RHSRolling Hotspot Closure System
RFIRequest for information
RFPRequest for Proposals
RIRRegulatory Impact Review
RKCRed King Crab
ROFRRight of First Refusal
ROMSRegional Ocean Monitoring System
RPAReasonable and prudent alternative
RQERecreational Quota Entity
RSWRefrigerated seawater
S
SAFEStock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
SARStock Assessment Report
SBASmall Business Act
SBRMStandard Bycatch Reporting Methodology
SCAA Statistical Catch at Age Analysis
SCSScientific Coordination Subcommittee of the Regional Fishery Management Council Coordination Committee
SDCStatus determination criteria
SEOSoutheast Outside
SDASablefish Discard Allowance
SDMSpecies Distribution Model
SOCSecretary of Commerce
SEBSSoutheastern Bering Sea
SEGSustainable escapement goal
SETSustainable escapement threshold
SFASustainable Fisheries Act
SIASocial Impact Assessment
SIRSupplemental Information Report
SMBSt. Matthew Island Blue King Crab
SMBKCSt. Matthews Blue King Crab
SNPSingle nucleotide polymorphism
SPECSHarvest Specifications
SPLASHStructure of Populations, Levels of Abundance, and Status of Humpbacks
SPRSpawning Potential Ratio
sppspecies (plural)
SRKWSouthern resident killer whales
SSBSpawning Stock Biomass
SSCScientific and Statistical Committee
SSFPSustainable Salmon Fisheries Policy
SSLSteller sea lion
SSMSingle-species management
STARStock Assessment Review
SWSouthwest
T
TACTotal Allowable Catch
TKTraditional Knowledge
TLATrawl Limited Access
TLASTrawl Limited Access Sector
TRPTake Reduction Plan
U
UFMUnobserved Fishing Mortality
UFMWGUnobserved Fishing Mortality Work Group
UMEUnusual Mortality Event
U.S.United States of America
USCGUnited States Coast Guard
USFWSUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGSUnited States Geological Service
V
VPAVirtual Population Analysis
VTRVessel Trip Report
VTSVessel Tracking System
VMSVessel Monitoring System
W
WWest
WAIWestern Aleutian Islands (Adak) Red King Crab
WAKWestern Alaska
WAGWestern Aleutian Islands Golden King Crab
WBTWestern Bering Sea Tanner Crab
WGWestern Gulf of Alaska
WGOAWestern Gulf of Alaska
WYWest Yakutat reporting area
WPUEWeight per unit effort
Y
YFSYellowfin sole
YPRYield Per Recruit
Z
ZMRGZero Mortality Rate Goal

We respectfully acknowledge that the Council regularly meets, and its staff office resides, in Anchorage on Dena’ina homelands. The Council wants to honor the Dena’ina, the Indigenous Peoples who have stewarded this land across generations and continue to do so. We are glad to be part of this community, and to honor the culture, resilience, and tradition of the Dena’ina people.

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