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ABRS
Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, ACT
ACRS
Australian Coral Reef Society
AIMS
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Qld
ARC
Australian Research Council
CRC
Co-operative Research Centre
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
DDM
Day-to-day Management Program
DPI & FISH
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
ENCORE
Enrichment of Nutrients on Coral Reefs
EPICA
European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica
GBR
Great Barrier Reef
GBRCA
Great Barrier Reef Catchment Area
GBRMP
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
GBRMPA
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Qld
GBRWHA
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
JCU
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Image Spectroradiometer on the Terra and Aqua satellites,
available at http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ [Verified 21 March 2008].
MST
Marine Science and Technology
NGOs
Non Government Organisations
NIWA
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
NQAIF
North Queensland Algal Identification/Culturing Facility
NTM
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT, Australia
QDNR&M
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Management
QDPI
Queensland Department of Primary Industries
QPWS
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
OSCAR-NOAA
A NOAA project mapping, using satellite altimetry, the water surface elevation of the
ocean, from which the near-surface water currents are calculated.
RAP
Representative Areas Program
ROV
Remote Operated Vehicle
RWQPP
Reef Water Quality Protection Plan
SeaWiFS
Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (see http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/
SeaWiFS [Verified 21 March 2008].
Acronyms