FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
HELCOM
Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission; Helsinki
Commission
HSI
Humane Society International
HSUS
Humane Society of the United States
IATTC
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
ICES
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ICJ
International Court of Justice
ICNAF
International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
ICR
Institute of Cetacean Research
ICRW
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
IFA
Inuvialuit Final Agreement
IFAW
International Fund for Animal Welfare
IGC
Inuvialuit Game Council
IMCO
Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
IMMA
Important Marine Mammal Area
IMMC
International Marine Mammal Commission
ITK
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
IVWG
Independent Veterinarians’ Working Group
IWC
International Whaling Commission
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
MMPA
Marine Mammal Protection Act
MMR
Marine Mammal Regulations
MoU
Memorandum of Understanding
MPA
Marine protected area
MSY
Maximum sustainable yield
NAFO
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NAMMCO
North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission
NMP
New Management Procedure
NSB
North Slope Borough
PBSG
Polar Bear Specialist Group
PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
RFMO
Regional Fisheries Management Organisation
RMP
Revised Management Procedure
RMS
Revised Management Scheme
SOWS
Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary
SSCS
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
STCW
Small-type coastal whaling
TAC
Total allowable catch
TFEU
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
UNCCD
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCHE
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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