ACRONYMS_____________________________________

ABC - Allowable Biological Catch

CDFG - California Department of Fish and Game

CPUE - Catch Per Unit of Effort

EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone

FMP - Fishery Management Plan

GAP - Groundfish Advisory subPanel

GMT - Groundfish Management Team

IDFW - Idaho Department of Fish and Wildlife

ITQ - Individual Transferable Quota

MFCMA/Act - Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

MSY - Maximum Sustainable Yield

NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service

NWFSC - Northwest Fisheries Science Center

ODFW - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

OY - Optimum Yield

PSMFC - Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

PFMC/Council - Pacific Fishery Management Council

PMCC - Pacific Marine Conservation Council

SAFE - Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation report

SFA - Sustainable Fisheries Act

SWFSC - Southwest Fisheries Science Center

TAC - Total Allowable Catch

WDFW - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife