| Acronym | Meaning |
| FPC | Fish Protein Concentrate |
| PHF | Paired Helical Filament |
| WET | Whole Effluent Toxicity |
| NLDA | Nonlocal Density Approxn. |
| BAF | Bioaccumulation Factor |
| BSDF | Bidirectional Scatter Distribution Function |
| MIA | Multivariate Image Analysis |
| HRMS | High Resolution Mass Spectrometry |
| CCMST | Co-ordinating Committee On Marine Science And Technology (UK) |
| DOCC | Description Of Current Conditions |