MPA
Marine protected area
MSR
Marine Scientific Research
MSRA
Brazilian Marine Scientific Research Act
NAFO
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NEAFC
North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
OILPOL
Convention on Civil Liability for Damage Caused by Oil
Pollution
OPRC
International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness,
Response and Co-operation
PMN
Brazilian National Maritime Policy
PNM
Brazilian Marine Nuclear Program
PNCMar
Brazilian National Policy for the Conservation of the Marine
Biome
PNMA
Brazilian National Policy for the Environment
PNRM
Brazilian National Policy for Marine Resources
PSRM
Brazilian Sectorial Plans for Marine Resources
PROAREA
Brazilian Program for the Prospection and Exploration of Mineral
Resources of the International South Atlantic and Equatorial Area
PROSUB
Brazilian Submarine Development Program
REMPLAC
Brazilian Program for the Assessment of the Mineral Potential of
the Brazilian Legal Continental Shelf
REVIMAR
Brazilian Action for the Assessment, Monitoring and
Conservation of Marine Biodiversity
REVIZEE
Brazilian Program for the Assessment of the Sustainable Potential
of EEZ Living Resources
RFMO
Regional Fisheries Management Organization
SISGAAZ
Management System of the Blue Amazon
SISNAMA
National Environmental System
SPLOS
Meeting of the State Parties to UNCLOS
UNCLOS
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNFSA
United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
ZOPACAS
South Atlantic Zone of Peace and Cooperation
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