| ACIAR | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| ACP | African, Caribbean and Pacific Group pf States (and Secretariat) |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AIMS | Australian Institute of Marine Science |
| AMSAT | Australian Marine Science and Technology Ltd |
| CFMDP | Coastal Fisheries Management & Development Project |
| CSO | Civil society organisation |
| DANIDA | Danish International Development Agency |
| DFAT | Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (also AusAID) |
| DG SANCO | EU Directorate General for Consumer Health and Safety |
| EC | European Commission |
| EU | European Union |
| FAD | Fish aggregation device |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FFA | Forum Fisheries Agency, Honiara |
| FSM | Federated States of Micronesia |
| FTC | Fisheries Training College (Tarawa, Kiribati) |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
| HR / HRD | Human Resource Development |
| HRCC | Human resource capacity and capability (plan) |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation, Washington |
| IOTC | Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, Seychelles |
| IUCN | International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| KFTSP | Kiribati Fisheries Training Strengthening Project |
| MCS | Monitoring, Control and Surveillance |
| MFAT | New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (also NZAP) |
| MFMRD | Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resource Development, Kiribati |
| MoET | Ministry of Education & Training, Vanuatu |
| MTC | Marine Training Centre, Tarawa, Kiribati |
| NFA | PNG National Fisheries Authority |
| NGO | Non-government organisation |
| NOAA | US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| PIFS | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat |
| PIRFO | Pacific Island Regional Fisheries Observer |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
| SPC | Pacific Community (includes SOPAC) |
| SPREP | South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
| TBEC | Tonga Business Enterprise Centre |
| TFD | Tuvalu Fisheries Department |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme, New York |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USP | University of the South Pacific, Fiji |
| WCPFC | Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, Pohnpei, FSM |
| WCPO | Western and Central Pacific Ocean |
| WEA | Workers Education Association, Sydney |
| WWF | World Wildlife Fund for Nature |
