ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BEAF

Advisory Service on Agricultural Research for Development

BIDV

Bank of Investment and Development in Vietnam

BKC

Benzalkonium Chloride Ethanol

BMZ

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

CBNRM

Community-Based Natural Resource Management

CBO

Community-Based Organization

CBRM

Community-Based Resource Management

CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CPRGS

Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy

CPUE

Catch per unit of effort

DFID

Department for International Development

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone

EJF

Environmental Justice Foundation

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FCR

Food Conversion Ratio

FICen

Fisheries Information Centre

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GNI

Gross National Income

GRT

Gross Registered Tonnage

GT

Gross Tonnage

GTZ

German Technical Cooperation

HCMC

Ho Chi Minh City

HDI

Human Development Index

HEPR

Hunger Eradication and Poverty Reduction

Hp

Horsepower

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICES

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

ID

Identification

IFEP

Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning

IIRR

International Institute for Rural Reconstruction

ILO

International Labor Organization

IMA

International Marinelife Alliance

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INRM

Integrated Natural Resources Management

IRD

Integrated Rural Development

Kg

Kilogram

L_opt

Optimum length

ME

Memo

MEY

Maximum Economic Yield

MKC

Myristalkonium Chloride

MOFI

Ministry of Fisheries

MOLISA

Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs

MPA

Marine Protected Area

MRC

Mekong River Commission

MSC

Marine Stewardship Council

MSY

Maximum Sustainable Yield

NADAREP

National Directorate of Aquatic Resources Exploitation and Protection

NAFIQACEN

National Fisheries Inspection and Quality Assurance Centre

NAFIQAVED

National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate

NARES

National Agricultural Research and Extension System

NARS

National Agricultural Research System

NGO

Non Governmental Organization

NORAD

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

NRM

Natural Resources Management

PAR

Participatory Action Research

PCF

People’s Credit Funds

PDF

Portable Document Format

PRA

Participatory Rural Appraisal

R&D

Research for Development

RIA

Research Institute for Aquaculture

RIMP

Research Institute of Marine Products

RRA

Rapid Rural Appraisal

SAPA

Sustainable Aquaculture for Poverty Alleviation

STREAM

Support to Regional Aquatic Resources Management

T

Ton

TAC

Technical Advisory Committee

TAC

Total Allowable Catch

TOT

Transfer of Technology

U.S.

United States

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

USA

United States of America

USD

United States Dollar

VASEP

Vietnam’s Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers

VINAFIS

Vietnam’s Fisheries Association

VND

Vietnamese Dong

WTO

World Trade Organization