| AAAS | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| ADR | Adoption/Diffusion Research |
| AIARD | Association of International Agriculture and Rural Development |
| AIT | Asian Institute of Technology |
| ALCOM | Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme |
| ANDAH | Asociación Nacional de Acuicultores de Honduras (Honduran National Association of Aquaculturists) |
| ASAL | Arid and Semi-Arid Lands |
| ATR | Appropriate Technology Research |
| AU | Auburn University |
| BASIS CRSP | Broadening Access and Strengthening Input Market Systems CRSP |
| BFAR | Bureau of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research |
| BIFAD | Board for International Food and Agricultural Development |
| BMP | Best Management Practice |
| BOD | Board of Directors |
| CARE | Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
| CASA | Central American Symposium on Aquaculture |
| CENAIM | Centro Nacional de Acuicultura e Investigaciones Marinas (National Center for Aquaculture and Marine Research) |
| CF | Commercial Fertilization |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| CIAT | Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center of Tropical Agriculture) |
| CIDA | Canadian International Development Agency |
| CIESIN | Consortium of International Earth Science Information Networks |
| CIFAD | Consortium for International Fisheries and Aquaculture Development |
| CLAR | Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research |
| CLSU | Central Luzon State University |
| CODDEFFAGOLF | Comite para la Defensa y Desarrollo de la Flora y Fauna del Golfo de Fonseca (Committee for the Protection and Development of the Flora and Fauna of the Gulf of Fonseca) |
| CONAM | Consejo Nacional del Ambiente (National Council for the Environment) |
| CRSP | Collaborative Research Support Program |
| DANIDA | Danish International Development Agency |
| DFID | Department for International Development |
| DOF | Department of Fisheries, Moi University |
| DSSR | Decision Support System Research |
| EARTH | Escuela de Agricultura de la Region Tropical Humeda (Agriculture School of the Tropical Humid Region) |
| EDC | Education Development Component |
| EdOp Net | Educational Opportunities Network |
| EEP | External Evaluation Panel |
| EIFAC | European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission |
| Embrapa | Empresa Brasileria de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) |
| Epagri | Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (Rural Extension and Agricultural Research Institute of Santa Catarina) |
| ER | Effluents and Pollution Research |
| ESPOL | Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Superior Polytechnical School of the Coast) |
| FAC | Freshwater Aquaculture Center |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FARMESA | Farm-Level Applied Research Methods for East and Southern Africa |
| FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| FFR | Feeds and Fertilizers Research |
| FIRI | Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service of the FAO |
| FISA | Fisheries Society of Africa |
| FIU | Florida International University |
| FONDEPES | Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Pesquero (National Fund for Fishing Development) |
| FPX | Federación de Agroexportadores de Honduras (Federation of Export Producers of Honduras) |
| FSF | Fertilization Followed by Supplemental Feeding |
| GIFT | Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GMP | Good Management Practices |
| HD | High-Density Stocking without Water Recirculation |
| HDR | High-Density Stocking with Water Recirculation |
| HIGW | High-Input Green Water |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| IBAMA | Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Brazilian Institute for the Environment and for Renewable Natural Resources) |
| ICLARM | International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management |
| ICRAF | International Center for Research in Agroforestry |
| IDRC | International Development Research Centre |
| IHELP | International Higher Education Linkages Project |
| IIAP | Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (Research Institute of the Peruvian Amazon) |
| IIFET | International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade |
| IMARPE | Instituto del Mar del Perú (Marine Institute of Peru) |
| IMNC | Information Management and Networking Component |
| INTSORMIL CRSP | International Sorghum and Millet CRSP |
| IPB | Institut Pertanian Bogor (Agricultural Institute of Bogor) |
| ISTA | International Symposium on Tilapia Aquaculture |
| IUCN | World Conservation Union |
| JCARD | Joint Committee on Agricultural Research and Development |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| KEMRI | Kenya Medical Research Institute |
| KFD | Kenya Fisheries Department |
| KUL | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven) |
| LD | Low-Density Stocking without Water Recirculation |
| LV | Lake Victoria |
| MDHT | 17 -methyldihydrotestosterone |
| ME | Management Entity |
| MEAR | Marketing and Economic Analysis Research |
| MIP | Mixed-Integer Programming |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSU | Michigan State University |
| MT | 17-methyltestosterone |
| NACA | Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific |
| NASULGC | National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges |
| NCRAC | North Central Regional Aquaculture Center |
| NGO | Nongovernmental Organization |
| NIFI | National Inland Fisheries Institute |
| NPH | Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (Our Little Brothers) |
| NS | New Aquaculture Systems/New Species Research |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Services |
| ODBC | Open Database Connectivity |
| OLEDB | Object Linking and Embedding Database |
| OSU | Oregon State University |
| PD/A CRSP | Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP |
| PDF | Portable Document Format |
| PDR | Pond Dynamics Research |
| PFP | Pig Finisher Pellets |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| PMO | Program Management Office |
| PRADEPESCA | Programa Regional de Apoyo al Desarollo de la Pesca en el Istmo Centroamericano (Regional Development Support Program for Fisheries in the Central American Isthmus) |
| RB | Rice Bran |
| RCR | Reproduction Control Research |
| RDS-HN | Red de Desarrollo Sostenible-Honduras (Network for Sustainable Agriculture-Honduras) |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| SACRED | Sustainable Agricultural Centre for Research and Development |
| SADC | Southern African Development Community |
| SANREM CRSP | Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management CRSP |
| SAO | Southeast Asian Outreach |
| SCALE | SAO Cambodia Aquaculture at Low Expenditure Project |
| SDN | Sustainable Development Network |
| SEAFDEC | Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center |
| SEDEC | Socio-Economic Development Centre |
| SIDA | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
| SIUC | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
| SPAAR | Special Program for African Agricultural Research |
| SRP | Soluble Reactive Phosphorus |
| SSSEA | Soil Science Society of East Africa |
| TA | Trenbolone Acetate |
| TC | Technical Committee |
| TDP | Test-Diet Pellet |
| TKN | Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen |
| TP | Total Phosphorus |
| TSP | Triple Superphosphate |
| UA | University of Arizona |
| UAPB | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| UCD | University of California, Davis |
| UG | University of Georgia |
| UH | University of Hawaii |
| UJAT | Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (University of Tabasco) |
| UM | The University of Michigan |
| UNA | Universidad Nacional Agraria (National Agricultural University) |
| UNAP | Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana (National University of the Peruvian Amazon) |
| UO | University of Oklahoma |
| US | United States |
| USA | United States of America |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USFWS | United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| UWRCA | Uganda Wetlands and Resource Conservation Association |
| WARDA | West African Rice Development Association |
| WAS | World Aquaculture Society |
| WIDeST | Web-Based Information Delivery System for Tilapia |
| WRAC | Western Regional Aquaculture Consortium |
