Appendix: Key Acronyms

AFF:

Atlantic Fisheries Fund

AGC:

Atlantic Groundfish Council

AICFI:

Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative

AIS:

Aquatic Invasive Species

AOPS:

Arctic and Offshore Patrol

ASF:

Atlantic Salmon Federation

BCSRIF:

British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund

BIO:

Bedford Institute of Oceanography

CAIA:

Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance

CBD:

Convention on Biological Diversity

CCFAM:

Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers

CCIW:

Canada Centre for Inland Waters

CCG:

Canadian Coast Guard

CEPA:

Canadian Environmental Protection Act

CESD:

Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

CFA:

Crab Fishing Area

CFN:

Coastal First Nations

CHS:

Canadian Hydrographic Service

CHO:

Critical Habitat Order

CITES:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

COA:

Canada–Ontario Agreement

COSEWIC:

Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

CSAS:

Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat

C&P:

Conservation and Protection

EEZ:

Exclusive Economic Zone

ENGO:

Environmental Non-Government Organization

ER:

Environmental Response

ESA:

Ecologically Significant Areas

FCC:

Fisheries Council of Canada

FGR:

Fishery (General) Regulations

FFHPP:

Fish and Fish Habitat Program

FFAW:

Fisheries, Food and Allied Workers (Union)

FFMC:

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

FRAPP:

Fédération régionale acadienne des pêcheurs professionnels

FSC:

Food, Social, and Ceremonial

HTO:

Hunters and Trappers Organizations

ICCAT:

International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

IFMP:

Integrated Fisheries Management Plan

IMO:

International Maritime Organization

IPHC:

International Pacific Halibut Commission

ITQ:

Individual Transferable Quota

IUU:

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing

JRCC:

Joint Rescue Coordination Centres

LFA:

Lobster Fishing Area

MSC:

Marine Stewardship Council

MCT:

Marine Conservation Targets

MCTS:

Marine Communications and Traffic Services

MFU:

Maritimes Fishermen’s Union

MPA:

Marine Protected Area

MMPA:

Marine Mammal Protection Act

MSP:

Marine Spatial Planning

NAFO:

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

NARW:

North Atlantic Right Whale

NASCO:

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization

NFA:

Nunavut Fisheries Association

NICFI:

Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative

NIO:

National Indigenous Organization

NOAA:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOLS:

National Online Licensing System

NSB:

Northern Shelf Bioregion

NSS:

National Shipbuilding Strategy

NWMB:

Nunavut Wildlife Management Board

OECM:

Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures

OFAH:

Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters

OOSV:

Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel

OPP:

Oceans Protection Plan

PEIFA:

Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association

PICFI:

Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative

PSC:

Pacific Salmon Commission

PSF:

Pacific Salmon Foundation

QFF:

Québec Fisheries Fund

RFMO:

Regional Fisheries Management Organization

SAP:

Sustainable Aquaculture Program

SAR:

Species at Risk; or, Search and Rescue

SARA:

Species at Risk Act

SCH:

Small Craft Harbour

SFF:

Sustainable Fisheries Framework

SOA:

Special Operating Agency

SRKW:

Southern Resident Killer Whale

TAC:

Total Allowable Catch

USCG:

United States Coast Guard

VSY:

Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.