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AADAP USFWS Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership Program
AAFCO The Association of American Feed Control Officials
ACOE United States Army Corps of Engineers
AFS American Fisheries Society
AHPA Animal Health Protection Act
APHIS USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
ARS Agricultural Research Service
ASC Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s Certification program
AV Attending Veterinarian
AWA Animal Welfare Act
BAP Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices Certification program
BETO Bioenergy Technologies Office
BPT Best Practicable Control Technology
CAHPS Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards
CCP Crimes and Criminal Procedure
CCP Critical Control Point
CFATS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards
CCRF Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CWA Clean Water Act
CZMA Coastal Zone Management Act
DE Division/District Engineer
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
DOC Department of Commerce
DOD Department of Defense
DOE Department of Energy
DOI Department of Interior
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone
EFH Essential Fish Habitat
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
ERA Estuary Restoration Act
ESA Endangered Species Act; Employment Standards Administration
ETA Employment Training Administration
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FDA United States Food and Drug Administration
FDCA Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FLCRA Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act
FLSA Fair Labor Standards Act
FMIA Federal Meat Inspection Act
FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service
FSMA Food Safety Modernization Act
FWCA Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
GAO U. S. Government Accountability Office
GINA Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
HHS United States Department of Health and Human Services
HREA Health Research Extension Act
IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IATA International Air Transport Association
ILO International Labour Organization
INAD Investigational New Animal Drug
ISSC Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference
ISO International Organization for Standardization
LA Lacey Act
MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act
MMPA Marine Mammal Protection Act
MSA Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
NAA National Aquaculture Association
NAAHP National Aquatic Animal Health Plan
NASS National Agricultural Statistics Service
NCCOS National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NGO Non-Governmental Organizations
NIFA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NIH National Institutes of Health
NISA National Invasive Species Act
NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOS National Ocean Service
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
NSSPG National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish
NWCEA Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act
NWP Nationwide Permits
OIE Office International des Epizooties - World Organisation for Animal Health
OP Official Publication
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act
PAM Postapproval monitoring
PHS Public Health Service
PSP Paralytic Shellfish Poison
R&D Research and Development
RHA Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act
SCA Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act
SG NOAA Sea Grant
SGCPA Sea Grant College Program Act
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USC United States Code
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS United States Geological Survey
VS USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services
VSTA Virus-Serum-Toxin Act
WHO World Health Organization
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