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nearshore [′nir‚shȯr] (oceanography) An indefinite zone which extends from the shoreline seaward to a point beyond the breaker zone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In only 198 pages of text, Rod Fujita's Heal the Ocean: Solutions for Saving Our Seas covers major threats to the health of the coast, nearshore waters, coral reefs, the continental shelf, and the deep sea. Closing statement: California's recreational and most commercial fisheries for nearshore rockfish, shelf rockfish, California scorpionfish or sculpin, and lingcod will close in all ocean waters Nov. Although a nearshore reserve around the colony has been proposed, it may not be effective if the birds range far offshore. |
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