| AICEP | Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal (Portuguese Investment and Foreign Trade Agency) |
| AMN | Agência Marítima Nacional (National Maritime Authority) |
| APA | Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (Portuguese Environmental Agency) |
| APAs | Aquaculture production areas |
| BMar | Balcão Eletrónico do Mar (Sea Electronic Counter) |
| CFP | Common Fisheries Policy |
| CIAM | Inter-Ministerial Commission for Sea Affairs |
| DGAV | Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary |
| DGPM | Directorate-General for Maritime Policy |
| DGRM | Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos (Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services) |
| EIA | Environmental impact assessment |
| EMFAF | European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund |
| ENAAC 2020 | National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change 2020 |
| ESG | Environmental, social, and corporate governance |
| EU | European Union |
| EU ETS | European Union Emissions Trading System |
| EU IMP | EU’s Integrated Maritime Policy |
| FO | Forum Oceano |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GES | Good Environmental Status |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| HLPF | High-level political forum |
| ICNF | Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (Portuguese Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests) |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IMTA | Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture |
| INE | Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Statistics Portugal) |
| IPMA | Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere) |
| IPIMAR | National Institute of Biological Resources |
| IUU | Illegal, unreported and unregulated |
| LUA | Single environmental licensing scheme |
| MARPOL | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
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| MLC2006 | Maritime Labour Convention |
| MPAs | Marine-protected areas |
| MONICAP | Fishing Activity Continuous Monitoring System |
| MSFD | EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive |
| MSP | Maritime spatial planning |
| MSPD | EU Maritime Spatial Planning Directive |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NOS 2030 | National Ocean Strategy 2021-2030 |
| OP | Operational programme |
| OSA | Ocean satellite account |
| OSPAR | Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic |
| PAqAT | Plano para Aquicultura em Águas de Transição (Plan for Aquaculture in Transitional Waters) |
| PCM | Presidency of the Council of Ministers |
| PCSD | Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development |
| PEA | Plano Estratégio para a Aquicultura Portuguesa 2021-2030 (Strategic Plan for Portuguese Aquaculture 2021-2030) |
| PIAs | Priority intervention areas |
| PlanAPP | Competence Centre for Planning, Policy and Foresight of the Public Administration |
| PNEC 2030 | National Energy and Climate Plan 2030 |
| PNPOT | Programa Nacional da Política de Ordenamento do Território (National Programme for Territorial Planning Policy) |
| POEM | Allocation Plan
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| PSOEM | Situation Plan - Maritime Spatial Plan |
| R&D | Research and development |
| PNR | National Reform Plan |
| RRP | Recovery and Resilience Plan (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência) |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SG REFORM | Reform and Investment Task Force |
| SIFICAP | Fishing Activities Inspection and Control System |
| SILiAmb | Sistema Integrado de Licenciamento do ambiente (Integrated Environmental Licensing System) |
| SNEM | Sistema Nacional de Embarcações e Marítimos (National Ship and Seafarer System) |
| SOLAS | International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea |
| TAA | Aquaculture Activity Title |
| TUA | Single environmental permit |
| UN | United Nations |
| VNR | Voluntary National Review |
Improving Policy Coherence for Portugal’s Ocean Economy
A Strategic Plan for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services
