AGRA Atlantic and Gulf Reef Assessment
AIMS Australian Institute of Marine Science
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
BS Bird Sanctuary
CARICOMP Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
COCCYTAC Comite Cunsultor Cientifico y Tecnico de los Arrecifes Coralinos
COREMAP Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project
CRIOBE Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoir de l’Environnement
EIA Environmental impact assessment
EPHE Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
EVAAM Etablissement pour la Valorisation des Activités Aquacoles et Maritimes
FSM Federated States of Micronesia
GBR Great Barrier Reef
GCRMN Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
GEF Global Environment Facility (established within the World Bank)
GOOS Global Ocean Observing System
ICLARM International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management
ICM Integrated Coastal Management (also IC Zone M and IC Area M)
ICRI International Coral Reef Initiative
IFREMER Institut Francais de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer
INPARQUES Venezuelan national parks body
INVEMAR Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (Colombia)
IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
IUCN World Conservation Union
KWS Kenya Wildlife Service
MARNR Venezuelan agency for managing national parks
MARPOL The International Convention of the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MBRI Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Initiative
MBRS Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
MLCD Marine Life Conservation District
MMR Ministry of Marine Resources (Eritrea)
MPA Marine protected area
NAWC Northern area of the wider Caribbean
NHP National Historic Park
NGO Nongovernmental organisation
NOAA National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration
NP National Park
NWR National Wildlife Refuges (USA)
NWS National Wildlife Service
ORI Oceanographic Research Institute
ORSTOM Office de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique d’Outre Mer
OISS Offshore Island Seabird Sanctuaries
PERSGA Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
RAP Rapid Assessment Protocol
RR Recreational Reserve
RS Reserve Specials
SACEP South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme
SAP Strategic Action Program
SAREC Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation (with Developing Countries)
SCUBA Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
Sida Swedish International Development Agency
SP State Park
SPREP South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
TR Territorial Reserve
WCMC World Conservation Monitoring Centre
WIO Western Indian Ocean
WWF Worldwide Fund for Nature
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational and Scientific Organisation
UNDP United Nations Development Program
USAID United States Agency for International Development