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The CZMU in collaboration with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) and the CleanBim Project invites you to their 4th and last underwater cleanup.

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SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON JUNE 15, 2016.

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Glossary of Terms

Leeward

The direction toward which the wind is blowing; The direction toward which waves are travelling.

Sediment Source

Point or area on a coast from which beach material is supplied, such as an eroding cliff, or river mouth.

Patch Reef

a mound like or flat-topped organic reef, generally less than 1 km across, frequently forming part of a larger reef complex.

Bathymetric chart

A topographic map of the bed of the ocean, with depths indicated by contours (isobaths) drawn at regular intervals.

Cobble (Cobblestone)

A rock fragment between 64 and 256 mm in diameter usually rounded.

Primary production

The process in which organisms synthesize organic matter from inorganic materials, or the organic matter itself.

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