D Acronyms and Abbreviations
AOML
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
ARGO-Maine
Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine
ARO
Announcement of Research Opportunity
BCDC
Bay Conservation Development Commission
CalCOFI
California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations
CBP
Chesapeake Bay Program
CoOP
Coastal Ocean Processes
COP
Coastal Ocean Program
CoPO
Coastal Physical Oceanography
CRETM
Columbia River Estuarine Turbidity Maximum
CWAP
Clean Water Action Plan
czcs
Coastal Zone Color Scanner
DDT
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DOA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
DOD
U.S. Department of Defense
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DOI
U.S. Department of the Interior
EcoHAB
Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms
EIR
Environmental Impact Report
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EMAP
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program
ENSO
El Niño/Southern Oscillation
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESA
Endangered Species Act
FWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
FY
Fiscal Year
GLOBEC
Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics
GOM-RMRP
Gulf of Maine Regional Marine Research Program
GOOS
Global Ocean Observing System
HAB
Harmful Algal Bloom
LaTex
Louisiana-Texas Shelf Physical Oceanography Program
LMER
Land Margin Ecosystems Research
LTER
U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network
LTMS
Long-Term Management Strategy
MBA
Migratory Bird Act
MMPA
Marine Mammal Protection Act
MMS
DOI Minerals Management Service
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
MRPA
Marine Resources Protection Act
MSA
Magnuson-Stevens Act
NAML
National Association of Marine Laboratories
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NECOP
Nutrient Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity
NEP
National Estuary Programs
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NERRS
National Estuarine Research Reserve System
NGO
Non-Government Organization
NMFS
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
NMS
National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NODC
National Oceanographic Data Center
NOPP
National Ocean Partnership Program
NOS
National Ocean Service
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
OAR
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
ONR
U.S. Office of Naval Research
OSB
Ocean Studies Board
PI
Principal Investigator
PMC
Program Management Committee
PMT
Program Management Team
PNCERS
Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystem Study
POC
Particulate organic carbon
PoCO
Panel on the NOAA Coastal Ocean Program
RARGOM
Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine
REDIMS
Research Environmental Data and Information Management System
RFP
Request for Proposals
RMR
Regional Marine Research
RMRP
Regional Marine Research Program
SFBRWQCB
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
SFA
Sustainable Fisheries Act
SMBRP
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project
SRMRP
Southwest Regional Marine Research Program
SSC
Scientific Steering Committee
TAC
Technical Advisory Committee
TMDLs
Total Maximum Daily Loads
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
WHOI
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
