Massachusetts Aquaculture Strategic Plan - Glossary

ACEC - Area of Critical Environmental Concern

ACOE - Army Corps of Engineers (U.S.)

aquaculture - The manipulation of marine or freshwater organisms and/or their environment before eventual release, harvest, or capture; the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic animals and plants (USDA, 1983).

broodstock - Individual fish/shellfish used for breeding purposes.

culch - Hard material (usually broken oyster/clam/scallop shells) laid down in intertidal area to attract spat.

DFWELE - Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement

DEM - Department of Environmental Management

DEP - Department of Environmental Protection

DFA - Department of Food and Agriculture

DFW - Division of Fish and Wildlife

DMF - Division of Marine Fisheries

DO - dissolve oxygen

EEZ - Exclusive Economic Zone. Marine areas under the jurisdiction of the federal government. Generally, the area between the three mile state jurisdiction and 200 miles.

ENF - Environmental Notification Form

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EOEA - Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

EOEcA - Executive Office of Economic Affairs

FTE - full time employee

inland aquaculture - Facilities on land, including wetlands, ponds, tanks, and enclosures used to culture marine species. Species cultured in inland facilities are dependent upon the culturist for maintenance of water quality, food supply and waste removal.

LOP - Letter of Permission (ACOE)

CZM - Coastal Zone Management Office

NREF - Nantucket Research and Education Foundation

NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service

NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOS - National Ocean Service

NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. Authorization to discharge into surface waters of the U.S. issued by the Environmental Protection Agency.

NSSP - National Shellfish Sanitation Program

neretic - near shore

NEFMC - New England Fisheries Management Council

marine aquaculture - Structures (trays, pens, enclosures, nets, ect.) which are located in or on unaltered marine waters.

MAA - Massachusetts Aquaculture Association

MAIC - Massachusetts Aquaculture Innovation Center

MEPA - Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Unit

MGL - Massachusetts General Laws

MHW - Mean High Water

MLW - Mean Low Water

MMMP - Massachusetts Marine Monitoring Program

MOBD - Massachusetts Office of Business Development

PGP - Programmatic General Permit (ACOE)

therapeutants - Substances used for the remedial treatment of disease

TOC - Total Organic Carbon

WG - Working Group(s)

WPA - Wetlands Protection Act

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Published: September 1995