| ASFIS | Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System |
| CMQ | Community-managed quota |
| CPUE | Catch per unit of effort |
| DSI | Support to individuals and companies in the fisheries sector |
| EBFM | Ecosystem-based fisheries management |
| EEZ | Economic exclusive zone |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FSE | Fisheries Support Estimate |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| gt | Gross tonne |
| IPOA-IUU | International Plan of Action against IUU Fishing |
| IQ | Individual quota |
| ITQ | Individual transferable quota |
| IUU | Illegal, unreported and unregulated |
| MARPOL | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships |
| MEY | Maximum economic yield |
| MMCS | Management, monitoring, control and surveillance |
| MPA | Marine protected area |
| MSY | Maximum sustainable yield |
| NSSF | Non-specific support to fisheries |
| PMS | Payments made by the fisheries sector |
| PSMA | Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
| R&D | Research and development |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SSS | Support to services for the sector |
| TAC | Total allowable catch |
| t CO2-eq | Tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent |
| UN | United Nations |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
OECD Review of Fisheries 2022