Abbreviations
1995 FSA
Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of
the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
2030 Agenda
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Abidjan Convention
Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and
Development of the Marine and Coastal
Environment of the West and Central African
Region
ABMT
Area-based management tools
ABNJ
Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
AC
Arctic Council
ACDS
ASEAN Catch Documentation Schemes
AEPS
Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy 1991
AG
Attorney General
AHWG
Ad Hoc OICP Working Group
AMSA
Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment
AMSP
Arctic Marine Strategic Plan and Unregulated
Fishing
APEI
Areas of Particular Environmental Interest
APFIC
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AWNJ
Areas within national jurisdiction
AWPPA
Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act
Barcelona Convention
Convention for the Protection of the Marine
Environment and the Coastal Region of the
Mediterranean
BBNJ
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
BIMCO
Baltic and International Maritime Council
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