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L
L2P	Level-2 Preprocessed (observations)
LAC	Local Area Coverage
LANDSAT	Land Remote-Sensing Satellite
LAP	Low Altitude Photography
LAS	Live Access Server
LAS	Local Action Strategy
LAS	Local Action Strategy
LBS	Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution
LCRC	Little Cayman Research Centre
LDEO	Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
LDGO	Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory
ILED	Light Emitting Diode
LEK	Local Ecological Knowledge
LEO	Low Earth Orbit
LIDAR	Light Intensity Detection And Ranging
LIF	Laser Induced Fluorescence
LIT	Line Intercept Transect
LLS	laser Line Scan
LME	Large Marine Ecosystem
LMMA	Locally-Managed Marine Area
LMR	Living Marine Resources
LOI	Letter of Intent
LOICZ	Land-Ocean Interaction in the Coastal Zone
LORAN	LOng RAnge Navigation
LR	Live Rock
LS	Live Sand
LTM	Long-Term Monitoring
LTRMP	Long-Term Resource Monitoring Program
LTSRF	Long Term Stewardship and Reanalysis Facility

   

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M
MAA	mycosporine-like amino acids
MA	Man and the Biosphere
MAC	Marine Aquarium Council
MAMBO	Mediterranean Association for Marine Biology and Oceanology
MAP	Monitoring and Assessment Plan
MAQTRAC	Marine Aquarium Trade Coral Reef Monitoring protocol
MARFIN	Marine Fisheries Initiative
MAR	Meso American Reef
MARAMP	Marianas Archipelago Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
MAREPAC	Marine Resources Pacific Consortium
MARNR	Venezuelan Agency for Managing National Parks
MARPOL	The International Convention of the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MARPOLMON	Marine Pollution Monitoring Program
MATE	Marine Advanced Technology Education
MB	Megabyte
MB	Megabase
MBARI	Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
MBRI	Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Initiative
MBRS	Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
MCH	Molecular Clock Hypothesis
MCPA	Marine and Coastal Protected Areas
MCSST	Multi-Channel Sea Surface Temperature
MDG	Millennium Development Goals
MDP	Marine Debris Program
MDT	Maximum Dive Time
MEA	Multilateral Environmental Agreements
MEDS	Marine Environmental Data Service
MEEF	Marine Environmental Education Foundation
MERMaid	Metadata Enterprise Resource management Aid (NOAA)
MERP	Marine Ecosystem Response Project
MFCMA	Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (renamed Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act in 1996)
MFR	Marine Fisheries Review
MGR	Mixed Gas Rebreather
MHC	Major Histocompatibility Complex
MHI	Main Hawaiian Islands
MIL	Mobile Irrigation Lab
MJO	Madden Julian Oscillation
MLCD	Marine Life Conservation District
MLSSA	Marine Life Society of South Australia
MMA	Marine Managed Area
MMM	Maximum Monthly Mean SST climatology
MMPA	Marine Mammal Protection Act
MMPR	Marine Mammal and Protected Resources Program (NOAA)
MMRP	Marine Mammal Research Program (NOAA); MMRP also TAMU
MMS	Minerals Management Service (DOI)
MNCR	Marine Nature Conservation Review
MOA	Memorandum of Agreement
MOCNESS	Multiple Opening Closing Net Environmental Sensing System
MODIS	Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
MOR	Mid-Ocean Ridge
MOU	Memorandums of Understanding
MPA	Marine Protected Area
MPCD	Marine Pollution Control Device
MPMC	Maximum Pentad Mean Climatology
MPRSA	"Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act"
mRNA	Messinger RNA
MRRI	Marine Resources Research Institute
MSFCMA	Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MSL	Mean Sea Level
MSN	Marine Science Network (Smithsonian)
MSRP	Multi-Species Recovery Plan
MSS	Multispectral Scanner
MSY	Maximum Sustainable Yield
mtDNA	Mitochondrial DNA
mtRNA	Mitochondrial RNA
MTS	Marine Technology Society
MVP	Minimum Viable Population
MW	Microwave
MYA	Million Years Ago

   

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N
NACRI	Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef Initiative
NAFC	Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Center (NOAA)
NAML	National Association of Marine Laboratories
NAP	U.S. National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs
NARA	National Archives & Records Administration
NARS	Natural Area Reserve System
NAS	National Academy of Sciences
NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASDS	National Association of Scuba Diving Schools
NAUI	National Association of Underwater Instructors
NAVOCEANO	Naval Oceanographic Office
NAWC	Northern area of the wider Caribbean
NBCCAP	National Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan
NBI	National Benthic Inventory
NBII	National Biological Information Infrastructure
NBS	National Biological Service
NBS	National Biological Survey
NBST	National Biological Status and Trends Program (NOAA)
NCAR	National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NCCOS	National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NOAA)
NCDC	National Climatic Data Center (NOAA)
NCDDC	National Coastal Data Development Center (NOAA)
NCEP	National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NOAA)
NCI	National Cancer Institute (HHS/NIH)
NCMP	National Coastal Management Program
NCMPMS	National Coastal Management Performance Measurement System
NCMR	National Centre for Marine Research (Greece)
NCOF	The National Centre for Ocean Forecasting
NCORE	National Center for Coral Reef Research
NCRI	National Coral Reef Institute
ncRNA	Non-Coding RNA
NDBC	National Data Buoy Center (NOAA)
NDL	No Decompression Limit
NeMO	New Millennium Observatory (NOAA)
NEMO	Nonpoint Source Education for Municipal Officials
NEON	National Ecological Observatory Network
NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act
NERI	National Estuary Restoration Inventory (NOAAI)
NERRA	National Estuarine Research Reserve Association
NERRS	National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NOAA)
NESDIS	"National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NOAA)"
Network	Marine Fish Conservation Network
NGDC	National Geophysical Data Center (NOAA)
NGO	Non-governmental organization
NGS	National Geodetic Survey (NOAA)
NHC	National Hurricane Center (NOAA)
NHEERL	National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
NHP	National Historic Park
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NII	National Information Infrastructure
NIO	National Institute of Oceanography (India)
NIS	Non-Indigenous Species
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
NLM	National Library of Medicine
NLSST	Non-Linear Sea Surface Temperature
NMEA	National Marine Educators Association
NMFS	National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA)
NMHS	National Meteorological and Hydrographic Service
NMML	National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NOAA)
NMNH	National Museum of Natural History
NMR	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NMS	National Marine Sanctuaries
NMSP	National Marine Sanctuaries Program (NOAA)
NNDC	NOAA National Data Centers (NOAA)
NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Fisheries	National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA)
NOAA Research	Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (NOAA)
NODC	National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAA)
NOP	National Oceanic Program Cor
NOP	National Obsever Program (NOAA)
NOPP	National Oceanographic Partnership Program
NORLC	National Oceanographic Research Leadership CouncilC
NOS	National Ocean Service (NOAA)
NOWRAMP	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program
NP	National Park
NPDES	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NPED	National Policy and Evaluation Division (NOAA)
NPOESS	The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NOAA)
NPP	NPOESS Preparatory Project
NPS	National Park Service (DOI)
NPSA	National Park of American Samoa
NPSSRC	National Park Service Submerged Resources Center
NRC	National Research Council
NRC	NOAA Restoration Center (NOAA)
NRCS	Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRL	Naval Research Laboratory Cora
NRT	Near- Real Time
NS&T	National Status and Trends Program (NOAA)
NSB	National Science Board
NSF	National Science Foundation
NSGO	National Sea Grant Office (NOAA)
NSP	Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning
NSTA	National Science Teachers Association
NSU	Nova Southeastern University
NTIS	National Technical Information Service (DOC)
NURC	National Undersea Research Center (NOAA)
NURP	National Undersea Research Program (NOAA)
NWHI	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
NWHIMNM	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
NWR	National Wildlife Refuges (USA)
NWRC	National Wetlands Research Center (USGS)
NWS	National Weather Service (NOAA)
NWS	National Wildlife Service
NZP	National Zoological Park

   

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O
OAR	Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (NOAA)
OAS	Organization of American States
OAS	NODC's Ocean Archive System (NOAA)
OAS IDSD	Organization of American States - Information for Decision-Making for Sustainable Development
OBIS	Ocean Biogeographical Information System
OCARIBE-GOOS	Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission - Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions Global Ocean Observing System
OceanSITES	Ocean Sustained Interdisciplinary Time-series Environmental Observation System
OCM	Ocean Color Monitor
OCRM	Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources management (NOAA)
OCS	Outer Continental Shelf
ODAS	Oceanic Data Assimilation System
ODMS	Oceanographic Data Management System
ODS	Ozone-Depleting Substance
ODU	Old Dominion University
OE	Ocean Exploration
OECS	Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OECS-ESDU	Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Environment and Sustainable Development Unit
OERC	Office of Environmental Response and Coordination (Republic of Palau)
OHC	Office of Habitat Conservation NOAA)
OHD	Office of Hydrologic Development (NOAA)
OHS	Oil and Hazardous Substance
OIA	Office of Insular Affairs
OIA	Office of International Affairs
OISS	Offshore Island Seabird Sanctuaries
OLISP	Office of Long Island Sound Programs
OMAO	Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (NOAA)
ONMS	Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (NOAA) Department of Defense
ONR	Office of Naval Research (DOD)
OOE	Office of Ocean Exploration (NOAA)
OPDB	Operational Products Development Branch (NOAA)
OPA	Oil Pollution Act
OPeNDAP	Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol
OPR	Office of Protected Resources (NOAA)
ORA	Office of Research and Applications (NOAA)
ORAD	Oceanic Research and Applications Division (NOAA)
ORAP	Ocean Research Advisory Panel
ORCA	Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment (NOAA)
ORI	Oceanographic Research Institute
ORION	Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks
ORR	Office of Response and Restoration (NOAA)
ORRAP	Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel Office of Ocean
ORSTOM	Office de Recherche Scientifique et Technologique d'Outre Mer
OSDPD	Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (NOAA)
OSF	Office of Sustainable Fisheries (NOAA)
OSN	Ocean Seismic Network
OSPAR	Oslo and Paris (as in OSPAR Convention)
OST	Office of Science and Technology (NOAA)
OW	Open Water
OWS	Ocean Weather Station

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