| ADCCED | Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development |
| ADEC or DEC | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation |
| ADF&G | Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
| ADNR | Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
| AFS | American Fisheries Society |
| AKI | Armstrong-Keta, Inc. |
| AKSSF | Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund |
| AMA | Alaska Miners Association |
| AMP | Annual Management Plan |
| BKD | Bacterial Kidney Disease |
| BMP | Basic Management Plan |
| BOF | Board of Fisheries |
| BY | Brood Year |
| CIAA | Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association |
| CIP | Capital Improvement Project |
| CIRCAC | Cook Inlet Regional Citizen's Advisory Council |
| CIRI | Cook Inlet Region, Inc. |
| CIRPT | Cook Inlet Regional Planning Team |
| CISPRI | Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response, Incorporated |
| DCCED | Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development |
| DEC | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation |
| DF&G | Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
| DIPAC | Douglas Island Pink and Chum, Inc. |
| DNR | Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act |
| ESH | Eklutna Salmon Hatchery |
| ESH | Eklutna Salmon Hatchery |
| EVOSPAC | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee |
| EVOSTC | Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council |
| FRP | Fisheries Resource Permit |
| FTP | Fish Transport Permit |
| IHNV | Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus |
| KRAA | Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association |
| KRPGA | Kenai River Professional Guide Association |
| KRSA | Kenai River Sportfishing Association |
| KRSMA | Kenai River Special Management Area |
| LCI | Lower Cook Inlet |
| MSBF&WC | Mat-Su Borough Fish & Wildlife Commission or MSB Fish & Wildlife Commission |
| NIS | Non-Indigenous Species |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| NOAA | National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration |
| NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| NPFMC | North Pacific Fisheries Management Council |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| NSRAA | Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association |
| PGC | Port Graham Corporation |
| PGH | Port Graham Hatchery |
| PNP | Private Nonprofit |
| PWSAC | Prince William Sound Aquaculture Association |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RFQ | Request for Qualifications |
| RPT | Regional Planning Team |
| SHA | Special Harvest Area |
| SSRAA | Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association |
| TBLH | Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery |
| THA | Terminal Harvest Area |
| TLH | Trail Lakes Hatchery |
| TTCD | Tyonek Tribal Conservation District |
| UAF | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| UFA | United Fishermen of Alaska |
| USF&WS | United States Fish & Wildlife Service |
| USFS | United States Forest Service |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| VFDA | Valdez Fisheries Development Association |
