APPENDIX J 



GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS AND SYMBOLS 



Legislation : 



ESA - Endangered Species Act 



FCMA - Fishery Conservation and Management Act 



MMPA - Marine Mammal Protection Act 



NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act 



Agencies : 



CEQ - Council on Environmental Quality 



EPA - Environmental Protection Agency 



ICNAF - International Commission on North Atlantic Fisheries 



IWC - International Whaling Commission 



NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service 



NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 



Terms : 



ABC - Acceptable Biological Catch 



DYNUMES - Dynamic Numerical Marine Ecosystem Model 



EIS - Environmental Impact Statement 



EY - Equilibrium Yield 



FCZ - Fishery Conservation Zone 



FMP - Fishery Management Plan 



MNP - Maximum Net Productivity 



MSY - Maximum Sustainable Yield 



OSP - Optimum Sustainable Population 



OY - Optimum Yield 



PMP - Preliminary Management Plan 



SSC - Scientific and Statistical Committee 



TALFF - Total Allowable Level of Foreign Fishing 



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