Published: 7 July 2021
Updated: 6 February 2024
Acronym | Title |
AAD | Australian Antarctic Division |
AADX | Australian Agricultural Data Exchange |
AAGA | Australian Abalone Growers Association |
AAHB | Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity |
AAHBRCP | Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Coordination Program |
AAHBS | Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram |
ABARES | Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Science |
ABFA | Australian Barramundi Farmers Association |
ABN | Australian Business Number |
ACIAR | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
ACA | Abalone Council Australia |
ACPF | Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries |
ACWA | Aquaculture Council of Western Australia |
AEADRA | Aquatic Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement |
AFBDP | Aboriginal Fisheries Business Development Program |
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 |
AFS | American Fisheries Society |
AFTA | Australian Fishing Tackle Association |
AGIMO | Australian Government Information Management Office |
AGVP | Average Gross Value of Production |
AIA | Agricultural Innovation Australia |
AICD | Australian Institute of Company Director's |
AIMS | Australian Institute of Marine Science |
ALC | Anindilyakwa Land Council |
AMIA | Australian Mussel Industry Association |
AMM | Annual Management Meeting |
AMSA | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
AMSA | Australian Marine Sciences Association |
ANAO | Australian National Audit Office |
ANU | Australian National University |
AOP | Annual Operating Plan |
APAC | Australian Partnership for Advanced Computing |
APARS | Asia Pacific Association for Regulatory Science |
APFA | Australian Prawn Farmers Association |
APL | Australian Pork Limited |
APNC | Australian Plant Names Committee |
ARC | Australian Research Council |
ARDC | Australian Research Data Commons |
ARC | AFMA (Australian Fisheries Management Authority) Research Committee |
ARFF | Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation |
ARLF/ARLP | Australian Rural Leadership Foundation/Program |
ASA | Agri-food Skills Australia |
ASBTIA | Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association |
ASCo | Australian Seafood Co-products |
ASDD | Australian Spatial Data Directory |
ASFB | Australia Society for Fish Biology |
ASI | Australian Seafood Industries (oyster breeding company owned by the Tasmanian and South Australian oyster industries) |
ASSA |
Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance |
ATMAC |
Agriculture Trade and Market Access Cooperation |
ATSE |
Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering |
AusAgDX PMO |
Australian Agrifood Data Exchange Project Management Office |
AVMWG |
Aquatic Veterinary Medicine Working Group |
BAC | Broome Aquaculture Centre |
BBE | Biology, Behaviour and Ecology |
BECRC |
Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre |
BRII |
Business Research and Innovation Initiative |
BSF |
Black Soldier Fly |
CAAB | Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - is a continuously maintained and expanding 8-digit coding system for aquatic organisms in the Australian region maintained by CSIRO Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia (CMAR). Initially developed to cover fishes and selected other organisms of research or commercial interest, it has more recently been expanded to provide more comprehensive coverage of a number of aquatic groups, as information is available. CAAB is used by a large and expanding number of governmental and industry groups for marine biology and fishery purposes and has replaced almost all other national and locally designed coding systems. |
CAAHV | Centre for Aquatic Animal Health and Vaccines |
CBA | Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
CCAMLR | Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources |
CCSC | Capability and Capacity Steering Committee |
CDU | Charles Darwin University |
CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
CEDFAA | Circular Economy Opportunities for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Australia |
CFA | Commonwealth Fisheries Association |
CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
CI | Co-investigator |
CIR | Continual Improvement Request |
CIS | Continual Improvement System |
CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
CKAN | Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network |
CoE | Centre of Excellence |
CommRAC | Commonwealth Research Advisory Committee |
CPI | Consumer Price Index |
CRC | Cooperative Research Centres |
CRCNA | Cooperative Research Centre for Northern Australia |
CRC-P | Cooperative Research Centres Projects |
CRC-SAAFE | Cooperative Research Centre - Solving Antimicrobial Resistance in Agribusiness, Food and Environments |
CRDC | Cotton Research and Development Corporation |
CRRDC | The Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations |
CSIRO | Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation |
CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility |
CSS | Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme |
CST | Clean Seas Tuna |
CTiRI | Community Trust in Rural Industries |
D&I | Death and Invalidity |
DAFF | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
DAWE | Department of Agriculture Water and Environment |
DCCEEW | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
DMZ | De-militarised Zone |
DOF | Department of Finance |
DPIRD | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
EADRA | Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement |
EFT | Electronic Funds Transfer |
EMS | Environmental Management System |
EOI | Expression of Interest application for funding |
ENRI | Emerging National Rural Issues |
EPIC |
Economic Participation of Indigenous Communities |
EPSC | Employer productivity superannuation contribution |
ESG | Environmental Social and Governance |
EZAIA | Eastern Zone Abalone Industry Association |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation |
FARM Committee | Finance, Audit and Risk Management Committee (of the FRDC board) |
FIAL | Food and Agribusiness Growth |
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)) |
FRAB | Fisheries Research Advisory Board (now Research Advisory Committee) |
FRDC | Fisheries Research and Development Corporation |
FSIWG | Fisheries Statistics and Information Working Group |
FSP | Future Science Platform |
FTE | Full time equivalent |
GABRAG | Great Australian Bight Research Advisory Group |
GATE | Global Ag-Tech Ecosystem |
GBR | Great Barrier Reef |
GCMA | Gold Coast Marine Aquaculture |
GRDC | Grains Research and Development |
GST | Goods and Services Tax |
GLaWAC | Gunaikurnia Land and Water Aboriginal Corporation |
HDR | Human Dimensions Research Coordination Program |
HDR-SC | Human Dimensions Research Coordination Program - Steering Committee |
HLP | High Level Panel |
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) |
IDV | Independent Data Validation |
IEA | Integrated Ecosystem Assessment |
IFCoE | Indigenous Fisheries Centre of Excellence |
ILSC | Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation |
IMAS | Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies |
IMOS | Integrated Marine Observing System |
IP | Intellectual Property |
IPA | Industry Partnership Agreement (FRDC agreement with a specific sector) |
IQA | Internal Quality Audit |
IRG | Indigenous Reference Group |
ITQ | Individual Transferable Quotes |
JCU | James Cook University |
JTSI | Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation |
KLC | Kimberley Land Council |
KPI's | Key Performance Indicators |
LAB | Laboratory |
LAP | Love Australian Prawns (marketing campaign) |
LCF | Lakes and Coorong Fishery |
MAC | Management Advisory Committee |
MBR & FNCC | Marine Biodiversity, Resources & Fisheries National Coordinating Committee |
MBRFRP | Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Fisheries Research Program |
MBSIA COBP | Moreton Bay Seafood Industry Association Code Of Best Practice |
MBCRC | Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre |
MDF | Main Distribution Frame |
MEF | Monitoring and Evaluation Framework |
MFA | Marine Fisheries Association |
MISA | Marine Innovation South Australia |
MOU | Memorandum Of Understanding |
MSC | Marine Stewardship Council |
MSNFA | Marine Scale Net Fishers Association |
MSNFA | Marine Scalefish Net Fishers Association |
MSHS | Multi-Species Harvest Strategy |
MSP | Marine Spatial Planning |
NAA | National Archives of Australia |
NAC | National Aquaculture Council |
NAIDOC | National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee |
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 |
NCA | Natural Capital Accounting |
NCCAPFA | National Climate Change Action Plan for Fisheries and Aquaculture |
NCCARN - MRB | National Climate Change Adaptation Research Network – Marine Resources and Biodiversity |
NCCP | National Carp Control Plan |
NCR | Non-conformance report |
NDRI | National Decommissioning Research Initiative |
NERA | National Energy Resources Australia |
NESP | National Environmental Science Program |
NFAC | National Fishing Advisory Council |
NFP | National Fisheries Plan |
NFRS | Native Fish Recovery Strategy |
NGO | Non Government Organisation |
NHN | National Hatchery Network |
NHT | National Heritage Trust |
NLC | National Land Councils |
NMSC | National Marine Science Centre |
NMSC | National Marine Science Committee |
NOPSEMA | National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority |
NORMAC | Northern Prawn Fishery Management Advisory Committee |
NPF | Northern Prawn Fishery |
NRE | Department of Natural Resources and Environment |
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 |
NSW | New South Wales |
NSWRAC | New South Wales Research Advisory Committee |
NT | Northern Territory |
NTRAC | Northern Territory Research Advisory Committee |
NTSC | Northern Territory Seafood Council |
NWSS | North West Shoals to Shore |
NZMSS | New Zealand Marine Science Society |
OA | Oysters Australia - Australian oyster farmers industry peak body |
OCS | Offshore Constitutional Settlement Attorney Generals Department |
OOD | Oyster Oedema Disease |
OWG | Operations Working Group |
PaaS | Platform as a Service |
PAD | Performance appraisal and development |
PBS | Portfolio Budget Statement |
PC | Productivity Commission |
PC IPA | Pearl Consortium Industry Partnership Agreement |
PCBU | Principle duty holder, 'Person conducting a business or undertaking' A PCBU may be either:
• the Commonwealth (eg. a department) For the purposes of this procedure the FRDC is the PCBU. |
PGPA Act | The Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 |
PI | Principal Investigator |
PICSE | Primary Industries Centre for Science Education |
PID Act | Public Interest Disclosure Act |
PIEF | Primary Industries Education Foundation |
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 |
POHP SC | Pacific Oyster Health Project - Steering Committee |
POMS | Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome |
PRMA | Property Risk Management Association |
Probity | Probity is the evidence of ethical behaviour, and can be defined as complete and confirmed integrity, uprightness and honesty in a particular process. |
PSPF | Protective Security Policy Framework of the Australian Government |
PSS | Public Sector Superannuation Scheme |
PSSAP | Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan |
PZJA | Protected Zone Joint Authority (Torres Strait) |
QA | Quality Assurance |
QLD | Queensland |
QDAF | Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
QLDRAC | Queensland Research Advisory Committee |
QMS | Quality Management Systems |
QSIA | Queensland Seafood Industry Association |
RAC | Research Advisory Committee |
RAG | Resource Assessment Group |
RD&E | Research Development & Extension |
RDCs | Research and Development Corporations |
RDC KTCG | Regional Development Corporation Knowledge Translation and Commercialisation Group |
Recfish | Recfish Australia (peak recreational fishing body) |
RFAC | Recreational Fishing Advisory Council |
RFDP | Recreational Fishing Development Plan |
RIRDC | Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation |
RnD4P BSF | Research and Development for profit black soldier fly |
ROI | Return on Investment |
RPN | Research Providers Network |
RRD4P | Rural Research and Development for Profit Program |
RSHA | Rural Safety and Health Alliance |
SA | South Australia |
SaaS | Software as a Service |
SAFS | School of Agriculture and Food Science |
SAFS | Status of Australian Fish Stock |
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 Co-operative 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 |
SDAC | Standards Development and Accreditation Committee |
SD | Seafood Directions |
SDG | Sustainability Development Goal (United Nations) |
SDO | Standards development organisation |
SEA | Seafood Experience Australia |
SEMAC | South East Management Advisory Committee |
SETFIA | South East Timor Fishing Industry Association |
SFM | Sydney Fish Market |
SIA | Seafood Industry Australia |
SIAA | Seafood Importers Association of Australasia Inc |
SIL | System Improvement Log |
SISI | Seafood Industry Safety Initiative |
SIV | Seafood Industry Victoria (Vic peak industry body) |
SG&WCPFA | Spencer Gulf & West Coast Prawn Fisheries Association |
SO IPA | Southern Ocean Industry Partnership Agreement |
SOCo | Select Oyster Company (oyster breeding company owned by NSW oyster industry - no longer operating) |
SRB | Standards Reference Body |
SRDC | Sugar Research and Development Corporation |
SRL | Southern Rocklobster Limited |
SSA | Seafood Services Australia |
STAG | Seafood Trade Advisory Group |
TAG | Technical Advisory Group |
Tas | Tasmania |
TASRAC | Tasmanian Research Advisory Committee |
TCFD | Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures |
TEP species | Threatening, Endangered and Protected species |
TLC | Tiwi Land Council |
TNFD | Task Force for Natural Related Financial Disclosures |
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 |
TRL | Tropical Rock Lobster |
TSGA | Tasmanian Salmonid Growers Association |
TSIC | Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council (Tasmanian peak body) |
TSIRC | Torres Strait Island Regional Council |
TSRA | Torres Strait Regional Authority |
UAT | User Acceptance Testing |
UNDOS | United Nations Decade of Ocean Science |
UNSDGs | United Nations Sustainability Development Goals |
VFA | Victorian Fisheries Authority |
Vic | Victoria |
VicRAC | Victorian Research Advisory Committee |
WA | Western Australia |
WADJTSI | Western Australia Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation |
WAFIC | Western Australian Fishing Industry Council (WA peak body) |
WARAC | Western Australia Research Advisory Committee |
WCDSC | West Coast Deep Sea Crab |
WFC | World Fisheries Congress |
WFCB | Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology |
WHS | Work Health and Safety |
WG | Working Group |
WISA | Women in Seafood Australasia |
WLDP | Women's Leadership Development Program (Turn the Tide) |
WPI | Wage Price Index |
WRFC LOC | World Recreational Fishing Conference Local Organising Committee |
WRLC | Western Rock Lobster Council |
WRLCRDAG | Western Rock Lobster Council Rare Diseases Advisory Group |
ZNE Ag CRC | Zero Net Emissions in Agriculture Cooperative Research Centre |