Appendix A. Acronyms

AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science

AIT Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

ALCOM Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme

ANDAH National Association of Honduran Aquaculturists

AU Auburn University, Alabama

B.S. Bachelors of Science Degree

BE bioenergetics

BIFAD Board of International Food and Agriculture Development

BOD biological oxygen demand

BOD Board of Directors of PD/A CRSP

BT bull testes

BW body weight

CaCO₃ calcium carbonate

CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

CIESIN Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network

CIFAD Consortium for International Fisheries and Aquaculture Development

cm centimeter

CRSP Collaborative Research Support Program

CS commercial-scale

CUL Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

d day

DAST Data Analysis and Synthesis Team

DIGEPESCA General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of Renewable Natural Resources, Honduras

DIN dissolved inorganic nitrogen

dNPP daytime net primary productivity

DO dissolved oxygen

DOF Department of Fisheries, Udon Thani, Thailand

EAP Escuela Agrícola Panamericana (Panamerican Agriculture School)

EEP External Evaluation Panel

EIFAC European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission

FAC/CLSU Freshwater Aquacultural Center, Central Luzon State University, Philippines

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations

FCR feed conversion rate

FPX Federation of Producers and Exporters of Honduras

FTP File Transfer Protocol

g gram

GIFT genetic improvement of farmed tilapia

GIS geographical information system

GMT genetically produced male tilapia

GREAN Global Research on the Environment and Agriculture Nexus

h hour

H₂SO₄ sulfuric acid

ha hectare

HCl hydrochloride

ICA International Center for Aquaculture

ICLARM International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management

IDB International Development Bank

IDRC International Development Research Centre of Canada

INTSORMIL International Sorghum and Millet Collaborative Research Support Program

IPB Institut Pertanian Bogor, Indonesia

JCARD Joint Committee on Agriculture Research and Development

kg kilogram

m meter

M.S. Masters of Science Degree

ME Management Entity

mg microgram

mg milligram

ml milliliter

mm millimeter

MOA Memorandum of Agreement

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MSL maximum sea level

MT 17a-methyltestosterone

N nitrogen

NACA Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia Pacific

NARS National Agriculture Research Systems

NCRAC North Central Regional Aquaculture Center

NFY net fish yield

NH₃ ammonia

NIFI National Inland Fisheries Institute, Thailand

NMFS National Marine Fisheries Services

NORAD Norwegian Agency for International Development

NTIS National Technical Information Services

OIRD Office of International Research and Development

OSU Oregon State University

P phosphorus

PD/A CRSP Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Support Program

pH used in expressing acidity and alkalinity

Ph.D. Doctorate Degree

PL post-larval

PMO Program Management Office of
PD/A CRSP

PRADEPESCA Programa Regional de Apoyo al Desarrollo de la Pesca en el Istmo Centroamericano

RENARE Department of Renewable Natural Resources, Honduras

SADC Southern African Development Community

SANREM Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management CRSP

SEAFDEC South East Asian Fisheries Development

SMP Developed buffer methods for determination of lime requirement of soils with appreciable amount of exchangeable aluminum.

SPAAR Special Program for African Agricultural and Natural Resources

SS small-scale

TAN total available nitrogen

TC Technical Committee of PD/A CRSP

TKN total Kjedahl nitrogen

TP total phosphorus

TSP triple super phosphate

UAPB University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

UCD University of California, Davis

UH University of Hawaii

UM The University of Michigan

URL Universal Resource Locator

USA United States of America

USAID United States Agency for International Development

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

WAS World Aquaculture Society

WID Women in Development

WRAC Western Regional Aquaculture Consortium

WWW World Wide Web

yr year

°C degree Celsius