Publications
Prepared by
Biodiversity Group Environment Australia in consultation with the Threat Abatement Team
Environment Australia, 1998
ISBN 0 642 21420 4
| AFMA: | Australian Fisheries Management Authority |
| AFZ: | Australian Fishing Zone |
| CCAMLR: | Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
| CCSBT: | Convention for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna |
| CMS: | Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals |
| COFI: | FAO Committee on Fisheries |
| Demersal: | Longlines which are set on the bottom of the ocean |
| DPIE: | Department of Primary Industries and Energy |
| EA: | Environment Australia |
| ESP: | Endangered Species Program of the Natural Heritage Trust |
| ERS: | Ecologically Related Species Working Group of CCSBT |
| FAO: | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FFC: | Forum Fisheries Committee |
| FRDC: | Fisheries Research and Development Corporation |
| IMALF: | Incidental Mortality Arising from Longline Fishing - ad hoc Working Group of the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment of CCAMLR |
| IOTC: | Indian Ocean Tuna Commission |
| Marine Wildlife/Fisheries Interaction Working Group: | an ad hoc working group established between Environment Australia and AFMA to establish protocols for data exchange in relation to marine wildlife |
| NHT: | Natural Heritage Trust |
| Offal: | remains of target fish species, fish by-catch species and unused baits |
| Pelagic: | Longlines which are set in the water column above the bottom of the ocean |
| BSL: | Bird Scaring Line, also known as a tori pole |
| VMS: | Vessel Monitoring System |