APPENDIX BAcronyms and Abbreviations
AGU
American Geophysical Union
BRD
Biological Resources Division
CINDI
Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information
CMGP
USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program
DDT
dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
DOI
U.S. Department of the Interior
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone
EFH
Essential Fish Habitat
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FEMA
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency
FUMAGES
The Future of Marine Geology and Geophysics
FWS
Fish and Wildlife Service
GD
USGS Geologic Division
GEOMAR
Forschungszentrum fuer Marine Geowissenschaften
GHASTLI
Gas Hydrate and Sediment Test Laboratory Instrument
GIS
Geographic Information System
HAPC
Habitat Area of Particular Concern
IOS
Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, United Kingdom
JOIDES
Joint Oceanographic Institute for Deep Earth Sampling
MBARI
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
MMS
Minerals Management Service
MSFCMA
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MWRA
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCGMP
National Cooperative Geological Mapping Program
NGDC
National Geophysical Data Center
NGOs
Nongovernmental Organizations
NMFS
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
NMSD
NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Division
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOPP
National Oceanographic Partnership Program
NOS
NOAA National Ocean Service
NPS
National Park Service
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
NURP
NOAA National Undersea Research Program
NWS
National Weather Service
ODGS
Ohio Division of Geologic Survey
ODNR
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
ODP
Ocean Drilling Program
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OSB
Ocean Studies Board
OSDs
On-Site Disposal Systems
PAC
Program Advisory Council
PCBs
polychlorinated biphenyls
PI
Principal Investigator
ROVs
Remotely Operated Vehicles
SEABOSS
SEAbed Observation Sampling System
SATRATAFORM
The Origin of Marine Stratification
SWASH
Surveying Wide Area Shorelines
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
