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Appendix B List of Acronyms
Pages 139-140

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... Appendix B List of Acronyms APB Attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESA Endangered Species Act EwE Ecopath-with-Ecosim FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (United Nations) FIB fishing-in-balance FMSY Fishing Mortality Rate GIS Geographical Information System IATTC Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission IFQ Individual fishing quota IQ Individual quota ITQ Individual transferable quota IUCN The World Conservation Union (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)
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... 140 APPENDIX B MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act MPA Marine Protected Area MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act MSY Maximum Sustainable Yield NAO North Atlantic Oscillation NCEAS National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRC National Research Council PDO Pacific Decadal Oscillation

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