Appendix F. Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Atlantic Billfish FMP Amendment

AA: ACCSP: ACS: ANPR: AOCTRP: AOCTRT: AP: ATCA: B: BAYS: BO: BUM: BWFA: CFMC: CFR: CITES: COE: CPUE: CTC: CV: DNA: DOC: dw: EEZ: EFH: EFP: EIS: ESA: FAO:

Assistant Administrator Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program angler consumer surplus advanced notice of proposed rulemaking Atlantic Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan Atlantic Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Team advisory panel Atlantic Tunas Convention Act biomass bigeye, albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack tunas Biological Opinion Atlantic blue marlin Blue Water Fishermen's Association Caribbean Fishery Management Council Code of Federal Regulations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species certificate of eligibility catch per unit effort Cooperative Tagging Center of NMFS, Southeast Fishery Science Center coefficient of variation deoxyribonucleic acid Department of Commerce dressed weight exclusive economic zone essential fish habitat exempted fishing permit environmental impact statement Endangered Species Act