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Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
MD
DNR Maryland Department of Natural Resources
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPDES
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
NRC
National Research Council
OIE
Office International des Epizooties
PRPB
Puerto Rico’s Planning Board
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
QPX
Quahog parasite X
RLO
Rickettsiales-like organism
SAV
Submerged aquatic vegetation
SPS
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
