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ACRONYMS The Office of General Counsel for International Law AFS - Anti-Fouling Systems Convention AMRA - Antarctic Mineral Resources Act APPS - Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) CZMA - Coastal Zone Management Act DFG - Derelict Fishing Gear DOALOS - UN Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea DOS - U.S. Department of State DSHMRA - Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone EO - Executive Order ESA - Endangered Species Act FAD - Fishery Aggregation Device ICCAT - International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas IMO - International Maritime Organization LOS - Law of the Sea Convention MARPOL - International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships MMPA - Marine Mammal Protection Act MPRSA - Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 MSA - Magnuson-Stevens Act NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement NOS - National Ocean Service NMS - National Marine Sanctuaries OPA - Oil Pollution Act of 1990 PSM - Port States Measures Agreement to Combat IUU Fishing RFMO - Regional Fisheries Management Organization SMCA - Sunken Military Craft Act of 2004 UCH - Underwater Cultural Heritage UNCLOS - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization USCG - U.S. Coast Guard WTO - World Trade Organization