Glossary

Term	Definition
NAAHP	AQUACULTURE National Aquatic Animal Health Programme
NACA	AQUACULTURE Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific
NAFO	WILD CAPTURE Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NASCO	North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization
NAqDP	AQUACULTURE National Aquaculture Development Policies
NBFGR	AQUACULTURE National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources
NCP	AQUACULTURE Plan Nacional de Control
NCZMA	AQUACULTURE National Coastal Zone Management Authority
NEA	AQUACULTURE Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljodirektoratet-Forside)
NEAFC	WILD CAPTURE North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
NEPA	WILD CAPTURE National Environmental Policy Act
NESC	WILD CAPTURE Norway Export Seafood Council
NFDB	National Fisheries Development Board
NFI	WILD CAPTURE National Fisheries Institute
NGO	non-governmental organization
NIVA	AQUACULTURE Norwegian Institute for Water Research
NIWA	WILD CAPTURE National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
NMFCA	The Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
NMFS	WILD CAPTURE National Marine Fisheries Service
NMTIF	The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
NOAA	WILD CAPTURE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPAFC	WILD CAPTURE North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
NPFMC	WILD CAPTURE North Pacific Fishery Management Council
NPS	WILD CAPTURE National Park Service
NRCP	AQUACULTURE National Residue Control Program
NS	WILD CAPTURE Norges Sildesalgslag
NSFA	Norwegian Food Safety Authority
NSL	The Norwegian Seafood Association
NVE	AQUACULTURE The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
NWCR	WILD CAPTURE North-Western Chatham Rise
NaCSA	AQUACULTURE National Center for Sustainable Aquaculture
nei	WILD CAPTURE a FAO term meaning “not elsewhere included”; when is not possible to identify to the species and more than one species is included in the same group