Acronyms and Abbreviations
Term | Description |
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VMS | Vessel monitoring system |
VMEs | Vulnerable marine ecosystems |
UNGA | United Nations General Assembly |
SAIs | Significant adverse impacts |
ROV | Remotely operated vehicle |
RFMOs/As | Regional Fisheries Management Organizations/Arrangements |
NPFC | North Pacific Fisheries Commission |
MPA | Marine Protected Area |
MCS | Monitoring, Control and Surveillance |
IUU | Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated |
IPOA | FAO International Plan of Action ( Seabirds, Sharks, Fishing Capacity, IUU) |
IMO | International Maritime Organization |
ILBI | International Legally Binding Instrument |
ES-NHR | Emperor Seamounts and Northern Hawaiian Ridge |
DSF | Deep sea fisheries |
Compliance Agreement | Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas |
COFI | FAO Committee on Fisheries |
Code of Conduct | The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries adopted at the 28th Session of the Conference of FAO on 31 October 1995 |
BBNJ | Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction - A new international legally binding instrument mandated under UNGA Resolution 69/292. |
ABNJ | Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction |
1995 Agreement or UNSFA or UNIA | The Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of 4 August 1995 |
1982 Convention | The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 |