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AFS American Fisheries Society

CBD Convention on Biological Diversity

CBRA Coastal Barrier Resources Act

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

CMC Center for Marine Conservation

CNPPA Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (IUCN)

COMPARE Criteria and Objectives for Marine Protected Area Evaluation

CPUE Catch per unit effort

CVM Contingent value method

CWA Clean Water Act

CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act

DOC U.S. Department of Commerce

EEZ Exclusive economic zone

EFH Essential fish habitat

ESA Endangered Species Act

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

FKNMS Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

FWCA Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act