Glossary

Term	Definition
B	WILD CAPTURE biomass
B₀	WILD CAPTURE Virgin/unfished biomass
B_20%	WILD CAPTURE B_20% B-virg. Level of spawning stock corresponding to a fraction (here 20%) of the unexploited biomass. Virgin biomass is estimated as the point where the replacement line for F=0 intersects the stock-recruitment relationship or as the biomass from a spawning stock per recruit curve when F=0 and average recruitment is assumed.
B_MSY	WILD CAPTURE Biomass at MSY. Biomass corresponding to Maximum Sustainable Yield from a production model or from an age-based analysis using a stock recruitment model. Often used as a biological reference point in fisheries management, it is the calculated long-term average biomass value expected if fishing at F_MSY.
B_lim	WILD CAPTURE Limit reference point for spawning stock biomass (SSB). Below this value recruitment is expected to be ‘impaired’ or the stock dynamics are unknown. Below B_lim there is a higher risk that the stock could “collapse”. The meaning of “collapse” is that the stock has reached a level where it suffers from severely reduced productivity.
B_lrp	WILD CAPTURE a lower limit reference point for spawning stock biomass (SSB), for which Blim and B20% are commonly regarded as proxies.
B_pa	WILD CAPTURE precautionary reference point for spawning stock biomass (SSB). It is precautionary buffer to avoid that true SSB is at B_lim when the perceived SSB is at B_pa. In general, management advice is aimed at avoiding the risk that the spawning stock falls below B_pa. However, B_pa should not be regarded as a target reference point (B_trp).
B_trp	WILD CAPTURE an upper target reference point for spawning stock biomass (SSB), for which B_MSY and B_40% are commonly regarded as proxies.
BAP	AQUACULTURE Best Aquaculture Practices
BAPEDAL	AQUACULTURE The Environmental Impact Management Agency - Badan Pengendalian Dampak Lingkungan
BAPPEDA	AQUACULTURE Regional Development Planning Agency - Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah
BAPPENAS	AQUACULTURE National Development Planning Agency - Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional
BBP2HP	AQUACULTURE Center for testing application of fishery products
BCSFA	AQUACULTURE British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association
BFAR	Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
BFT	WILD CAPTURE bluefin tuna
BG	WILD CAPTURE Buoy gear
BIM	AQUACULTURE Bord Iascaigh Mhara
BKD	AQUACULTURE Bacterial Kidney Disease
BKPM	AQUACULTURE The Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board - Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal
BKPMD	AQUACULTURE Regional Investment Coordinating Board - Badan Koordinasi Promosi dan Penanaman Modal Daerah
BLL	WILD CAPTURE bottom longline
BMP	Best Management Practices
BOD	AQUACULTURE Biological Oxygen Demand
BOMEC	WILD CAPTURE Benthic Optimized Marine Environment Classification
BPA	WILD CAPTURE benthic protection area
BRD	WILD CAPTURE Bycatch Reduction Device
BRSDM	AQUACULTURE Marine and Fisheries Research Affairs and Human Resources - Badan Riset Dan SDM Kelautan Dan Perikanan
BSAI	WILD CAPTURE Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
BSC	WILD CAPTURE blue swimming crab
BSFF	AQUACULTURE Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Farmers Association
BSN	National Standardization Agency of Indonesia - Badan Standardisasi National
BSPA	WILD CAPTURE Baltic Sea Protected Areas
BSTI	AQUACULTURE Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute
BT	WILD CAPTURE Ben Tre
BTC	WILD CAPTURE Ben Tre Co-op