Coral Reefs of the Southern Gulf of Mexico

List of Acronyms

Acronyms ALC Alacrán Reef CAC Cayos Arcas (reefs) CAE Cayo Arenas (reef) CBR Campeche Bank Reefs CINVESTAV Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados (Center of Research and Advanced Studies) CNA Comisión Nacional del Agua (National Commission on Water) CONABIO Comisión Nacional Para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity) CONANP Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (National Commission on Natural Protected Areas) CoRIS Coral Reef Information System CRTF Coral Reef Task Force DDT dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane ECOSUR El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (College of the Southern Border) ENSO El Niño–Southern Oscillation FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) FDA Food and Drug Administration (U.S.) Ga billion years before present GCRMN Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network GCW Gulf Common Water HRI Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies ICM Integrated Coastal Management ICRI International Coral Reef Initiative INEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (National Institute of Geographical Statistics and Computer Science) ITCZ Intertropical Convergence Zone ka thousand years before present K-T Cretaceous-Tertiary LC Loop Current Ma million years before present MBRS Meso-American Barrier Reef System MJO Madden-Julian Oscillation MN Mexican Navy MPA Marine Protected Area MSY maximum sustainable yield MY maximum yield NACEC North American Commission of Economic Cooperation A4339.indb 153 A4339.indb 153 7/6/07 11:19:38 AM 7/6/07 11:19:38 AM 4 154 ACRONYMS NGO nongovernmental organization NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration OSIR Oil Spill Intelligence Report PAE phthalate acid ester PCB polychlorinated biphenyl PEMEX Petróleos Mexicanos (Mexican Petroleum) psu practical salinity units SAGARPA Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca, y Alimentación (Secretary of Agriculture, Cattle Ranching, Rural Development, Fisheries, and Food) SAT surface air temperature SEDUE Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecología (Secretary of Urban Development and Ecology) SEPESCA Secretaría de Pesca (Secretary of Fisheries) SGM Southern Gulf of Mexico SPAW Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife SSE Sustainable Seas Expedition SST sea surface temperature SUW Caribbean Subtropical Underwater TAMU Texas A&M University TAMU-CC Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi TRI Triángulos Reef TRS Tuxpan Reef System USCOP United States Commission on Ocean Policy USF University of South Florida USN U.S. Navy VRS Veracruz Reef System VSR Veracruz Shelf Reefs WGAG Western Gulf Anticyclone Gyre WCS World Conservation Strategy A4339.indb 154 A4339.indb 154 7/6/07 11:19:38 AM 7/6/07 11:19:38 AM ...