Frequently Used Acronyms in Fisheries Management
ABC- Allowable biological catch
ACCSP- Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program
ACL- Annual Catch Limits
APA- Administrative Procedures Act
AP- Advisory Panel
ASMFC- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
B- A measure of stock biomass in either weight or other appropriate unit
BMSY- The stock biomass expected to exist under equilibrium conditions when fishing at FMSY
BOY- The stock biomass expected to exist under equilibrium conditions when fishing at FOY
BCURR- The current stock biomass
BRD- Bycatch Reduction Device
CEA- Cumulative Effects Analysis
CEQ- Council on Environmental Quality
CPUE- Catch per unit effort
CRP- Cooperative Research Program
CZMA- Coastal Zone Management Act
DEIS- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DOC- Department of Commerce
EA- Environmental Assessment
EEZ- Exclusive Economic Zone
EFH- Essential Fish Habitat
EFH-HAPC Essential Fish Habitat - Habitat Area of Particular Concern
EIS- Environmental Impact Statement
ESA- Endangered Species Act of 1973
F- A measure of the instantaneous rate of fishing mortality
FAD- Fish Attracting Device
FCURR -The current instantaneous rate of fishing mortality
FMSY -The rate of fishing mortality expected to achieve MSY under equilibrium conditions and a corresponding biomass of BMSY
FOY -The rate of fishing mortality expected to achieve OY under equilibrium conditions and a corresponding biomass of BOY
FEIS- Final Environmental Impact Statement
FMP- Fishery management plan
FMU- Fishery management unit
FONSI- Finding of No Significant Impact
GFMC- Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
HMS- Highly Migratory Species
IFQ- Individual Fishing quota
ITQ- Individual Transferable quota
M- Natural mortality rate
MARFIN- Marine Fisheries Initiative
MARMAP- Marine Resources Monitoring Assessment and Prediction Program
MBTA- Migratory Bird Treaty Act
MFMT- Maximum Fishing Mortality Threshold
MMPA- Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
MPA- Marine Protected Act
MRFSS- Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey
MSFCMA- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MSST- Minimum Stock Size Threshold
MSY- Maximum Sustainable Yield
NEPA- National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NMFS- National Marine Fisheries Service
NMSA- National Marine Sanctuary Act
NOAA- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
OY- Optimum Yield
PQBM- Post Quota Bycatch Mortality
R- Recruitment
RFA- Regulatory Flexibility Act
RIR- Regulatory Impact Review
SAFE- Report Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Report
SAFMC- South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
SDDP- Supplementary Discard Data Program
SEDAR- Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review
SEFSC- Southeast Fisheries Science Center
SERO- Southeast Regional Office
SFA- Sustainable Fisheries Act
SIA- Social Impact Assessment
SPR- Spawning Potential Ratio
SMZ- Special Management Zone
SSB- Spawning Stock Biomass
SSC- Scientific and Statistical Committee
TAC- Total allowable catch
TED- Turtle Excluder Device
TL- Total length
TMIN -The length of time in which a stock could rebuild to BMSY in the absence of fishing mortality
VMS- Vessel Monitoring System
USCG- U.S. Coast Guard