AAGA |
Australian Abalone Growers Association |
AAHBS |
Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity |
ABARES |
Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Science |
ABFA |
Australian Barramundi Farmers Association |
ABN |
Australian Business Number |
ACA |
Abalone Council of Australia |
ACPF |
Australian Coucil of Prawn Fisheries |
AFANT |
Amateur Fisherman’s Association of the NT |
AFMA |
Australian Fisheries Management Authority |
AFMF |
Australian Fisheries Management Forum |
AFNS |
Australian Fish Names Standard AS 5300-2019 |
AFTA |
Australian Fishing Tackle Association |
AGIMO |
Australian Government Information Management Office |
AGVP |
Average Gross Value of Production |
AICD |
Australian Institute of Company Director's |
AIMS |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
ALC |
Anindilyakwa Land Council |
AMIA |
Australian Mussel Industry Association |
AMSA |
Australian Maritme Safety Authority |
ANAO |
Australian National Audit Office |
ANU |
Australian National University |
AOP |
Annual Operating Plan |
APAC |
Australian Partnership for Advance Computing |
APFA |
Australian Prawn Farmers Association |
ARFF |
Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation |
ARLF/ARLP |
Australian Rural Leadership Foundation/Program |
ASBTIA |
Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association |
ASCo |
Australian Seafood Co-products |
ASDD |
Australian Spatial Data Directory |
ASFB |
Australia Science Fish Biology |
ASI |
Australian Seafood Industries (oyster breeding company owned by the Tasmanian and South Australian oyster industries) |
BAC |
Broome Aquaculture Centre |
CAAB |
Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota |
CBA |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
CDU |
Charles Darwin University |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CFA |
Commonwealth Fisheries Association |
CI |
Co-investigator |
CIR |
Continual Improvement Request |
CIS |
Continual Improvement System |
CoE |
Centre of Excellence |
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
CRC |
Cooperative Research Centre |
CRCNA |
Cooperative Research Centre for Northern Australia |
CRC-P |
Cooperative Research Centre - Program |
CRRDC |
Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation |
CSS |
Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme |
CSS |
Clean Seas Seafood |
D&I |
Death and invalidity |
DAWE |
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment |
DFAT |
Department of Forgein Affairs and Trade |
DMZ |
De-militarised Zone |
DOF |
Department of Finance |
EADRA |
Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement |
EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
EMS |
Enviromental Management System |
EOI |
Expression of Interest application for funding |
EPSC |
Employer productivity superannuation contribution |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation |
FARM Committee |
Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee |
FINO |
FINO - the FRDC’s project management system |
FishNet |
The FRDC’s on-line application system |
FNC |
Fish Names Committee - committee tasked with development of Australian Fish Names Standard AS 5300 (AFNS). |
FRABs |
Fisheries Research Advisory Bodies - now RACs |
FRDC |
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation |
FSP |
Future Science Platform |
FTE |
Full time equivalent |
GCMA |
Gold Coast Marine Aquaculture |
GRDC |
Grains Research and Development Corporation |
GST |
Goods and Services Tax |
HVAC |
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning system to provide indoor environmental comfort. |
Iaas |
Infrastructure as a Service |
IBA |
Indigenous Business Australia |
ICFA |
International Coalition of Fishing Associations |
ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
ICWL |
International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management |
IFCoE |
Indigenous Fisheries Centre of Excellence |
IMAS |
Institute of Marine and Antartic Studies |
IMOS |
Integrated Marine Observing System |
IP |
Intellectual Property |
IPA |
Industry Partnership Agreement |
IQA |
Internal Quality Audit |
IRG |
Indigenous Reference Group |
JCU |
James Cook University |
KLC |
Kimberley Land Council |
KPI's |
Key Performance Indicators |
LCF |
Lakes and Coorong Fishery |
MDF |
Main Distribution Frame |
MSC |
Marine Stewardship Council |
NAA |
National Archives of Australia |
NAC |
National Aquaculture Council |
NAILSMA |
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance |
NARP - MBR |
National Adaptation Research Plan – Marine Biodiversity and Resources |
NASFI |
National Alliance of the Seafood and Fishing Industry |
NCCARN - MRB |
National Climate Change Adaptation Research Network – Marine Resources and Biodiversity |
NCCAPFA |
National Climate Change Action Plan for Fisheries and Aquaculture |
NCCP |
National Carp Control Plan |
NCR |
Non-conformance report |
NESP |
National Environmental Science Program |
NGO |
Non Government Organisation |
NLC |
National Land Councils |
NMSC |
National Marine Science Centre |
NORMAC |
Northern Prawn Fishery Management Advisory Committee |
NPF |
Northern Prawn Fishery |
NRETAS |
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport (NT) |
NRM |
Natural Resource Management |
NRMMC |
National Resource Management Ministerial Council (Australia) |
NSIA |
National Seafood Industry Alliance |
NSILP |
National Seafood Industry Leadership Program |
NTSC |
Northern Territory Seafood Council |
NZMSS |
New Zealand Marine Science Society |
OCS |
Offshore Constitutional Settlement
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OOD |
Oyster Oedema Disease |
OWG |
Operations Working Group |
Oysters Australia |
Australian oyster industry peak body |
PAD |
Performance appraisal and development |
PBS |
Portfolio Budget Statement |
PC |
Productivity Commission |
PCBU |
Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking
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PGPA Act |
The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
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PI |
Principal Investigator |
PICSE |
Primary Industries Centre for Science Education |
PID Act |
Public interest disclosure Act |
PIEFA |
Primary Industry Education Foundation Australia |
PIERD |
The Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989, now replaced by the PIRD Act |
PIRD Act |
The Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989 |
PIRSA |
Primary Industries and Regions South Australia |
POMS |
Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome |
PRMA |
Property Risk Management Association |
PSPF |
Protective Security Policy Framework of the Australian Government |
PSS |
Public Sector Superannuation Scheme |
PSSAP |
Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan |
QA |
Quality Assurance |
QLDRAC |
Queensland Research Advisory Committee |
QMS |
Quality Management Systems |
QSIA |
Queensland Seafood Industry Association |
RAC |
Research Advisory Committee |
RD&E |
Research Development & Extension |
RDCs |
Research and Development Corporations |
Recfish |
Recfish Australia (peak recreational fishing body) |
RIRDC |
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (Now Agrifutures) |
RnD4P BSF |
Research and Development for profit black soldier fly |
ROI |
Return on Investment |
RPN |
Research Providers Network |
RSHA |
Rural Safety and Health Alliance |
SaaS |
Software as a Service |
SAFS |
Status of Australian Fish Stocks |
SAOGA |
South Australian Oyster Growers Association |
SAORC |
South Australian Oyster Research Council |
SARDI |
South Australian Research and Development Institute |
SAWIN |
South Australian Womens Industry Network |
SBT |
Southern Bluefin Tuna |
SCAAH |
Sub Committee Aquatic Animal Health |
SCRC |
Seafood Cooperative Research Centre |
SCRC RAC |
Seafood CRC Research and Adoption Committee (SCRC RAC) established to provide technical expert advice, to ensure due process is followed. |
SCU |
Southern Cross University |
SDO |
Standards development organisation |
SEA |
Seafood Experience Australia |
SETFIA |
South East Trawl Fishing Industry Association |
SFM |
Sydney Fish Market |
SIA |
Seafood Industry Australia |
SIAA |
Seafood Importers Association of Australasia Inc |
SIL |
System Improvement Log |
SIV |
Seafood Industry Victoria (Vic peak industry body)
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SOCo |
Select Oyster Company (oyster breeding company owned by NSW oyster industry)
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SRB |
Standards Reference Body |
SRDC |
Sugar Research and Development Corporation |
SRL |
Southern Rocklobster Limited |
SSA |
Seafood Services Australia |
TASRAC |
Tasmanian Research Advisory Committee |
TLC |
Tiwi Land Council |
TNQI TAFE |
Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE |
TORC |
Tasmanian Oyster Research Council |
TRF |
Tactical Research Fund, process and application type used for short sharp tactical RD&E activities. See also PP-03 |
TSGA |
Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association |
TSIC |
Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council (Tasmanian peak body)
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TSIRC |
Torres Strait Island Regional Council |
TSRA |
Torres Strait Regional Authority |
UAT |
User Acceptance Testing |
WAFIC |
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (WA peak body)
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WARAC |
Western Australia Research Advisory Committee |
WFC |
World Fisheries Congress |
WFCB |
Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology |
WHS |
Work Health and Safety |
WPI |
Wage Price Index |
WRLC |
Western Rock Lobster Council |