Marine Resources Assessment for the Marianas Operating ... - SPREP

AUGUST 2005 FINAL REPORT
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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MRA Marine Resources Assessment
msec Millisecond(s)
MSFCMA Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MSL Mean Sea Level
MU Marine Unit
MUS Management Unit Species
NASA National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Navy United States Navy
NEC North Equatorial Current
NEFSC Northeast Fisheries Science Center
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NHP National Historic Park
NM Nautical Mile(s)
NMFS NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service)
NMML National Marine Mammal Laboratory
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOS National Oceanic Service
NPDW North Pacific Deep Water
NPEC North Pacific Equatorial Current
NPIW North Pacific Intermediate Water
NPS National Park Service
NPS National Park System
NPSG North Pacific Subtropical Gyre
NRFCC National Recreational Fisheries Coordination Council
NWR National Wildlife Refuge
NWRS National Wildlife Refuge System
OBIS Ocean Biogeographic Information System
OCS Outer Continental Shelf
OPA Oil Pollution Act
OPAREA Operating Area
OPAREA Operating Area
OPIS Ocean Planning and Information System
PDF Portable Document Format
PDO Pacific Decadal Oscillation
PHCRT Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxas
PI Principal Investigator
PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIRO Pacific Islands Regional Office
PMUS Pelagic Management Unit Species
POP Platforms of Opportunity Program
ppt Parts Per Thousand
psu Practical Salinity Unit(s)
RFRCP Recreational Fishery Resources Conservation Plan
S.D. Standard Deviation
SCD Silicate Compensation Depth
SCUBA Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
sec Second(s)
SFA Sustainable Fisheries Act
SLP Sea Level Pressure
SPREP South Pacific Regional Environment Program
SPUE Sightings Per Unit Effort
SST Sea Surface Temperature
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