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Glossary and Acronyms

AcronymAbbreviation Meaning
A
AAC Alaska Administrative Code
ABC Acceptable biological catch
ABM Abundance-Based Management
ACL Annual Catch Limit
ACT Annual Catch Target
ADFG Alaska Department of Fish and Game
ADP Annual Deployment Plan
AEQAdult equivalent
AFAAmerican Fisheries Act
AFSCAlaska Fisheries Science Center
AIAleutian Islands
AK BOFAlaska Board of Fisheries
AKFIN Alaska Fisheries Information Network
AKRAlaska Region
AKROAlaska Regional Office
ANILCAAlaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
APAdvisory Panel
B
BASISBering Sea-Aleutian Salmon International Survey
BBRKCBristol Bay Red King Crab
BEGBiological escapement goal
BiOp Biological Opinion
BKCBlue King Crab
BOFBoard of Fish
BSAI Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
BSFRFBering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation
BSIERPBering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program
C
CASCatch Accounting System
CDQCommunity Development Quota
CECCommunity Engagement Committee
CEQCouncil on Environmental Quality
CFRCode of Federal Regulations
CGOACentral Gulf of Alaska
CHCritical Habitat
CIE Center for Independent Experts
COARCommercial Operators Annual Report
COBLZC. opilio Bycatch Limitation Zone
CouncilNorth Pacific Fishery Management Council
CP Catcher/processor
CQECommunity Quota Entity
CVCatcher vessel
CVOA Catcher vessel operational area
CWTCoded-wire tag
D
DPSDistinct population segment
E
E.O.Executive Order
EAEnvironmental Assessment
EAMEcosystem approach to management
EBFMEcosystem Based Fisheries Management
ECOEcosystem Committee
EDREconomic Data Reporting
EEZExclusive Economic Zone
EFHEssential Fish Habitat
EFPExempted Fishing Permit
EISEnvironmental Impact Statement
EMElectronic monitoring
EMCElectronic Monitoring Committee
ESAEndangered Species Act
ESPEcological and Socioeconomic Profile
ESUEvolutionary Significant Unit
F
FATEFisheries and the Environment
FEPFishery Ecosystem Plan
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
GHLGuideline Harvest Level
GKCGolden King Crab
GOAGulf of Alaska
H
HAPCHabitat Areas of Particular Concern
I
IBAIndividual Bycatch Accounting
IBQIndividual Bycatch Quota
ICAInter-cooperative Agreements
ICCIntergovernmental Consultive Committee
IDIdentification
IFQIndividual Fishing Quota
IPAIncentive Plan (Program) Agreements
IPHCInternational Pacific Halibut Commission
IPQIndividual Processor Quotas
IQFIndividually quick frozen
IRFAInitial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
IRIUImproved retention/improved utilization
J
JAMJeopardy or adverse modification
L
LAMPLocal Area Management Plan
LEILong-term effect index
LKLocal Knowledge
LLPLicense limitation program
LOALength overall
M
mMeter or meters
MBTAMigratory Bird Treaty Act
MCAMaximum Commerce Amount
Magnuson-Stevens ActMagnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MMPAMarine Mammal Protection Act
MPAMarine Protected Area
MRAMaximum retainable allowance
MSAMagnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MSSTMinimum stock size threshold
MSYMaximum sustainable yield
mtMetric ton
N
NAONOAA Administrative Order
NBBTANorthern Bristol Bay Trawl Area
NBSRANorthern Bering Sea Research Area
NEPANational Environmental Policy Act
nmNautical miles
NMFSNational Marine Fisheries Service
NOAANational Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
NOINotice of Intent
NPAFCNorth Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
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NPPSDNorth Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database
NSRKCNorton Sound Red King Crab
O
Observer ProgramNorth Pacific Groundfish Observer Program
OFLOver Fishing Limit
OEG Optimal escapement goal
OLEOffice of Law Enforcement
OMBOffice of Management and Budget
OYOptimum Yield
P
PBRPotential biological removal
PEECPreview of Economic and Ecological Conditions
PIBKCPribilof Island Blue King Crab
PIGKCPribilof Island Golden King Crab
PIHCZPribilof Islands Habitat Conservation Zone
PIRKCPribilof Islands Red King Crab
POPPacific ocean perch
PPAPreliminary preferred alternative
PRAPaperwork Reduction Act
PSCProhibited Species Catch
PSEISProgrammatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
PSMFCPacific States Marines Fisheries Commission
PTPlan Team
PWSPrince William Sound
R
REFMResource Ecology Fisheries Management
RFARegulatory Flexibility Act
RFFAReasonably foreseeable future action
RIRRegulatory Impact Review
RKCRed King Crab
ROFRRight of First Refusal
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
SOCSecretary of Commerce
SEGSustainable escapement goal
SETSustainable escapement threshold
SIASocial Impact Assessment
SIRSupplemental Information Report
SMBKCSt. Matthews Blue King Crab
SNPSingle nucleotide polymorphism
SPLASHStructure of Populations, Levels of Abundance, and Status of Humpbacks
SRKWSouthern resident killer whales
SSCScientific and Statistical Committee
SSFPSustainable Salmon Fisheries Policy
SSLSteller sea lion
SWSouthwest
T
TACTotal Allowable Catch
TKTraditional Knowledge
TLATrawl Limited Access
TLASTrawl Limited Access Sector
U
U.S.United States of America
USCGUnited States Coast Guard
USFWSUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
V
VMSVessel Monitoring System
W
WWest
WGOAWestern Gulf of Alaska
Y
YFSYellowfin sole

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