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... waste MFCMA Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act MMS Minerals Management Service, Department of the Interior MPRSA Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOPRDMPA National Ocean Pollution, Research, Development and Monitoring Planning Act NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NSF National Science Foundation NS&T National Status and Trends Program, NOAA OCS outer continental shelf OCSLA Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ONR Office of Naval Research OTA Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress OTEC ocean thermal energy conversion REMOTS Remote Ecological Monitoring of the Sea Floor ROV remotely operated vehicle SAR synthetic aperture radar USGS U.S.


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