Resources – Acronyms
| AGM | annual general meeting |
| CFRN | Canadian Fisheries Research Network |
| COSEWIC | Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada |
| DFO | Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| EAM | ecosystem approach to management |
| HQP | highly qualified personnel |
| IM | integrated management |
| ISAP | Independant Scientific Advisory Committee |
| LFA | lobster fishing area |
| MSE |
management strategy evaluation |
| NGO | non-governmental organization |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada |
| post-doctoral fellow | |
| SC | Scientific Committee |
| SSHRC | Social Sciences and Humanities Reseach Council of Canada |
| TESA | technical expertise in stock assessment |