Management of the Northern Cod Fishery: Fisheries Related Acronyms
| ACFM | Atlantic Council of Fisheries Ministers |
| AFAP | Atlantic Fisheries Adjustment Program |
| AFTP | Atlantic Fisheries Technology Program |
| AGAC | Atlantic Groundfish Advisory Committee |
| ARC | Atlantic Regional Council |
| BIO | Bedford Institute of Oceanography |
| CAFSAC | Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee |
| CCFI | Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation |
| C-CORE | Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering |
| CFV | Commercial Fishing Vessel |
| DFO | Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
| EA | Enterprise Allocation |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| EFJ | Extended Fisheries Jurisdiction |
| FANL | Fisheries Association of Newfoundland and Labrador |
| FCC | Fisheries Council of Canada |
| FFAD | Fisheries, Food and Agriculture Department |
| FORAC | Fisheries and Oceans Research Advisory Council |
| FORCE | Fishers Organized for Revitalization of Communities and Ecosystems |
| FPAFC | Federal Provincial Atlantic Fisheries Committee |
| FPSB | Fisheries Prices Support Board |
| FPWG | Federal Provincial Working Group |
| FRCC | Fisheries Resource Conservation Council |
| FVIP | Fishing Vessel Insurance Program |
| ICES | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea |
| ICNAF | International Commission for Northwest Atlantic Fisheries |
| IFIC | Inshore Fishermen's Improvement Committee |
| MOU | Memoranda of Understanding |
| MSY | Maximum Sustainable Yield |
| NAFC | Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre |
| NAFO | Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization |
| NCARP | Northern Cod Adjustment Recovery Program |
| NCERP | Northern Cod Early Retirement Program |
| NCSP | Northern Cod Science Program |
| NIFA | Newfoundland Inshore Fisheries Association |
| NIFDA | Newfoundland Inshore Fisheries Development Agreement |
| OPEN | Ocean Production Enhancement Network |
| OSY | Optimum Sustainable Yield |
| POWA | Program for Older Workers Adjustment |
| PWAP | Plant Workers Adjustment Program |
| SBENAC | Symposium on Biology and Ecology of Northwest Atlantic Cod |
| SONAR | Save Our Northwest Atlantic Resources |
| TAC | Total Allowable Catch |
| TAGS | The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy |
| TFAA | Transitional Fisheries Adjustment Allowance |
| UFCW | United Food and Commercial Workers Union |
Created 12/9