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Appendix B: Acronyms
Pages 105-106

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... 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 105
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... 106 MARINE MAMMAL POPULATIONS AND OCEAN NOISE 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
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