Acronyms heard around the campus

AES: Agricultural Experiment Station
AFS: American Fisheries Society
AFSC: Alaska Fisheries Science Center/NOAA
AMBC: Agricultural & Marine Sciences Business Center
ARS: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
BC:  Business Center
BPA:  Bonneville Power Administration
BTBEL: Bio-Telemetry & Behavioral Ecology Lab
CAS: College of Agricultural Science
CCGL: Cetacean Conservation & Genomics Lab
CEL: Coastal Ecology Lab
CEOAS: College of Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric Sciences
CERM: Coastal Ecology & Resource Mgt course
CIMRS: Cooperative Inst for Marine Resource Studies
COAS: now CEOAS (“Earth” added)
COMES: Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station
DAS:  Dept of Administrative Services/Oregon
DEQ: Dept of Environmental Quality
DLCD: Dept of Land Conservation & Development
DOE: Dept of Energy
DOGAMI: Dept of Geology & Mineral Industries
DOT: Dept of Transportation
DSL: Dept of State Lands
EH&S:  Environmental Health & Safety
EOM:  End of Message
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
FEMA:  Federal Emergency Mgt Agency
FERC:  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FERPA: Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
FW or F&W: Dept of Fisheries & Wildlife/OSU
GEMM: Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna
GFD: Gone for the Day
HSO: Hatfield Student Organization
IACUC: Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
ICE:  In Case of Emergency  (contacts)
IRB: Institutional Review Board
IOOS: Integrated Ocean Observing System
K-12: Sea Grant Public Education Program
MBP: Molluscan Broodstock Program
MMI: Marine Mammal Institute
MOC-P: Marine Operations Center – Pacific/NOAA
MRP: Marine Resources Program/ODFW
MSI: Marine Studies Initiative
NAL: National Aquaculture Lab/NOAA Bldg 950
NAML: Nat’l Assocation of Marine Laboratories
NANOOS: Pacific NW Regional Ocean Observing Sys
NNMREC: NW Nat’l Marine Renewable Energy Ctr
NOAA: Nat’l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
NWFSC: NW Fisheries Science Center/NOAA
ODA: Oregon Dept of Agriculture
ODFW or ODF&W: Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife
OHRC: Oregon Hatchery Research Center
OIMB:  Oregon Institute of Marine Biology/UO
OMMSN: Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network
OOI: Ocean Observatories Initiative
OPAA: was Ofc of Post Award Admin – now OSRAA
OR OSHA: Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Admin
OSG: Oregon Sea Grant
OSHA: Occupational Safety & Health  Admin
OSP: was Ofc of Sponsored Programs – now OSRAA
OSP: Oregon State Police
OSRAA: Ofc for Sponsored Research & Award Admin
OUS:  Oregon University System (disbanded 2015)
OWEB: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
PEARL: Pinniped Ecology Applied Research Lab
PEBB: Public Employees Benefit Board
PERS: Public Employees Retirement System
PFMC: Pacific Fishery Management Council
PMEL: Pacific Marine Environmental Lab/NOAA
PROMISE:  Prof & Managerial Internships in State Emp
PSMFC: Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
REU: Research Experience for Undergraduates
RSF: Research Support Facility/NOAA Bldg 951
SAF:  Safety Awareness Forum /HMSC
SARC:  Survivor Advocacy & Resource Center
USDA: US Dept of Agriculture
USFWS: US Fish & Wildlife Service
VC: Visitor Center/HMSC
WED: Western Ecology Division/EPA
WTG: Whale Telemetry Group
YBOOI: Yaquina Bay Ocean Observing Initiative

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