The transmission of waves through water.

A geographically defined area that is designed and managed to achieve specified environmental objectives.

Glossary of Terms

The management of a natural resource for the protection, maintenance, rehabilitation, restoration, and/or enhancement of populations and ecosystems.

Suspended Load

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

Biomass

The mass of living matter per unit of habitat (e.g. volume of water or area of bottom). Also referred to as standing crop or standing stock.

Seagrass

Members of marine seed plants that grow chiefly on sand or sand-mud bottom. They are most abundant in water less than 9m deep. The common types are: Eel grass (Zostera), Turtle grass (Thallasia), and Mantee grass (Syringodium).

Sediment Transport Paths

The routes along which the net sediment movement occurs.

Beach

An accumulation of loose sediment (usually sand or gravel) along the coast.

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The transmission of waves through water.