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Glossary of Terms

The cultivation of aquatic organisms.

Parallel to and near the shoreline (also referred to as longshore).

The material moving in suspension in a fluid, kept up by the upward components of the turbulent currents or by colloidal suspension.

Increased primary production caused by the anthropogenic enrichment of a water body with nutrients. (See also primary production and nutrients ).

Shingle

Loosely and commonly, any beach material coarser than ordinary gravel, especially any having flat or flattish pebbles.

Strictly and accurately, beach material of smooth, well-rounded pebbles that are not roughly the same size. The spaces betwen pebbles are not filled with finer materials.

General term applied to impermeable coastal defense structures of concrete, timber, steel, masonry, etc, which reflect a high proportion of incident wave energy.