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Acronyms
ACOE
Army Corps of Engineers
APHIS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ASMFC
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
CBP
Chesapeake Bay Program
CDFG
California Department of Fish and Game
CLO
Chlamydiales-like organism
CMP
Coastal Management Program
COMP
Comprehensive Oyster Management Plan
CWA
Clean Water Act
CZMA
Coastal Zone Management Act
DNR
Department of Natural Resources (Maryland)
EFH
Essential Fish Habitat
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESA
Endangered Species Act
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ICES
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
IFREMER
Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea)
MD
DNR Maryland Department of Natural Resources
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPDES
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
NRC
National Research Council
OIE
Office International des Epizooties
PRPB
Puerto Rico’s Planning Board
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
QPX
Quahog parasite X
RLO
Rickettsiales-like organism
SAV
Submerged aquatic vegetation
SPS
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
UNCLOS
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
US FWS
US Fish and Wildlife Service
VEPCO
Virginia Electric and Power Company
VIMS
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
VMRC
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
VSC
Virginia Seafood Council
WTO
World Trade Organization
