Fisheries Exploitation in the Indian Ocean: Threats and Opportunities

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ABBREVIATIONS ABPORE Antarctic Bioprospecting Policy Regime ACAM Australian Collection of Antarctic Micro-Organisms ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research ADB Asian Development Bank AFRC Albion Fisheries Research Centre AGOA Africa Growth and Opportunity Act APFIC Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission ARIF Alliance for the Release of Innocent Fishermen ASOC Association of Southern Ocean Coalition ATCM Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings APEC ATS Antarctica Treaty System BIOT British Indian Ocean Territory BOBLME Bay of Bengal as a Lar ge Marine Ecosystem CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CCAMLR Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources CCSA Conservation Council of South Australia CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna CDD Community-Driven Development CECAF Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic CFP Common Fishing Policy CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CLCS Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf CMATS Treaty on Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea CMS Convention on Migratory Species of wild Animals 00 Fisheries Ex Prelims 10/28/09, 12:38 PM 13 xiv Abbreviations CORDIO Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean CRAMRA Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities CSA Commonwealth Sugar Agreement CSFS Convention relating to Straddling Fish Stock CZI Coastal Zone Inquiry DWFNs Distant Water Fishing Nations EEC European Economic Community EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EPBC Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act ESD Ecologically Sustainable Development EU European Union FAD Fish Attracting Devices FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation FCMZ Fishing and Conservation Management Zone FDI Foreign Direct Investment FMM Farm in Mahebourg FOCs Flags of Convenience FPA Fisheries Partnership Agreements FRMA Fish Resources Management Act FSAL French Southern and Antarctic Lands GABMP Great Australian Bight Marine Park GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GEF Global Environment Facility GFCM General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean HAB Harmful Algal Blooms HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point IATTC Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission ICCAT International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ICZM Iintegrated Coastal Zone Management IMO International Maritime Organisation INCAC Independent Commission Against Corruption IOC Indian Ocean Commission IOFC Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission IOMAC Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Cooperation IOR Indian Ocean Region 00 Fisheries Ex Prelims 10/28/09, 12:38 PM 14 Abbreviations xv IOR-ARC Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation IORG Indian Ocean Research Group IOTC Indian Ocean Tuna Commission IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IRS Integrated Resort Scheme ISEAS Institute of Southeast Asian Studies ISI Inter Service Intelligence ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas IUCN International Union for Conservation of Natur e IUU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing LDC Least Developed Countries LDWF Long Distance Water Fleets LME Large Marine Ecosystem LTTE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam MCS Monitoring, Control and Surveillance MFA Multi-Fibre Agreement MPAs Marine Protected Areas MRRC Maritime Risk Reduction Centre MSC Marine Stewardship Council MZI Maritime Zone of India NAFO Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization NAMBIP National Marine Biodiversity Plan NEAFC North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission NEERI National Environmental Engineering Research Institute NEMA National Environmental Management Act NIC Newly Industrialized Countries NIO National Institute of Oceanography NNTT National Native Title Tribunal NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NPB National Policy on Biological Diversity NSF National Science Foundation NT Northern Territory NTA Native Title Act PILER Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Resear ch RAW Research and Analysis Wing RECOFI Regional Commission for Fisheries 00 Fisheries Ex Prelims 10/28/09, 12:38 PM 15 RFMO Regional Fisheries Management Organizations ROO Rules of Origin SADC Southern Africa Development Community SAFE Southern Africa Far East SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SEAFO South-East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation SIDS Small Island Developing States SIOFA South Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement SLOCS Sea Lanes of Communication SWIOFC South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission TAC Total Allowable Catches TNCs Transnational Corporations TRIPS Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights UNASFSHMFS UN Agreement on Straddling Fishing Stocks and Highly Migratory Fishing Stocks UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development UNCLOS UN Convention on the Law of the Sea UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environmental Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFSA United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement VRS Voluntary Redundancy Scheme WCED World Commission on Environment and Development WCPFC Western and Central Pacific fisheries Ocean WFP World Food Program WIO Western Indian Ocean WIOTO Western Indian Ocean Tuna Organization WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WSSD World Summit on Sustainable...