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Abbreviations
ACFA
Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
ACOM
The ICES Advisory Committee
AS
Alien species
AIS
HELCOMs Automatic Identifi cation System
BEAT
HELCOM Biodiversity Assessment Tool
BFR
Brominated fl ame retardant
BNI
Baltic Nest Institute
BONUS+
Science for a Better Future of the Baltic Sea Region
BSAG
Baltic Sea Action Group
BSAP
Baltic Sea Action Plan
BSR
Baltic Sea region
BWMC
Ballast Water Management Convention
CAP
EU Common Agricultural Policy
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
CCB
Coalition Clean Baltic
CHASE
HELCOM Hazardous Substances Status Assessment Tool
CFP
EU Common Fisheries Policy
DG
Directorate-general
DG Environment Directorate-general for the environment
DG MARE
Directorate-general for maritime affairs and fi sheries
EAM
Ecosystem approach to management
EAFM
Ecosystem approach to fi sheries management
EC
European Commission or European Community
EEA
European Environmental Agency
EEZ
Exclusive economic zone
ECHA
European Chemicals Agency
EMSA
European Maritime Safety Agency
EU
European Union
EUSBSR
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
GO
Governmental organisation
GOC
Global Ocean Commission