Appendix B
Acronyms
AIM
Acoustic Integration Model
ATOC
Acoustic Thermometry of the Ocean Climate
CEE
Controlled Exposure Experiment
ESA
Endangered Species Act
ESME
Effects of Sound on the Marine Environment
FWS
US Fish and Wildlife Service
GIS
Geographic Information System
IBM
Individual-Based Model
LFA
Low-Frequency Active
MMPA
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
MNPL
Maximum Net Productivity Level
NCEAS
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NMFS
National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NRC
National Research Council
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OSP
Optimum Sustainable Population
PBR
Potential Biological Removal
PCAD
Population Consequences of Acoustic Disturbance
PTS
Permanent Threshold Shift
SPAWAR
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
SURTASS
Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System
TTS
Temporary Threshold Shift