1 Abbreviations
ACAP Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
ARK Association of Responsible Krill Harvesting Companies
ATCM Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CAMLR Convention Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, 1982
CCAMLR Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
CCAS Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals, 1972
CEMP CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring Program
CEP Committee for Environmental Protection
COMNAP Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs
CRAMRA Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resources Activities, signed 1988 but never ratified
DML Dronning Maud Land
DROMLAN Dronning Maud Land Air Network
DROMSHIP Dronning Maud Land Shipping Network
ESA European Space Agency
EUMETSAT European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
IAATO International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ICRW International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946
IGY International Geophysical Year, 1957–58
IMO International Maritime Organization
INTERPOL International criminal police organisation
IWC International Whaling Commission
KSAT Kongsberg Satellite Services
MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973
NARE Norwegian Antarctic Research Expeditions, 1976–77 and later
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US)
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
NPI Norwegian Polar Institute
SANAE South African National Antarctic Expedition
SAR Search and Rescue
SCAR Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
SOLAS Convention International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974