Acronyms/Abbreviations
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MA
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Millenium Ecosystem Assessment
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MAA
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Mycosporine-like Amino Acids
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MAB
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Man and the Biosphere
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MAb
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Monoclonal Antibody
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MAC
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Marine Aquarium Council
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MACC
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Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change
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MACDDAP
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Marine and Climate Data Discovery and Access Project
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MACHC
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MesoAmerican-Caribbean Sea Hydrographic Commission
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MACNA
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Marine Aquarium Conference of North America
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MACOORA
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Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
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MADS
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Marine Assessment & Decision Support Programme (UNEP)
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MADT
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Minimum Acceptable Down Time
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MAF
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Marine Aquarium Fishes
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MAFAC
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Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
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MAFMC
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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MAGICC
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Model for the Assessment of Greenhouse-gas Induced Climate Change
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MAMBO
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Mediterranean Association for Marine Biology and Oceanology
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MaNIS
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Mammal Networked Information System
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MANTA
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Marine Science and Nautical Training Academy
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MAP
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Marine Affairs Program (DU)
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MAP
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Mangrove Action Project
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MAP
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Monitoring and Assessment Plan
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MAP
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Marine and Atmospheric Program (BIOS)
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MAPCO2
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Moored Autonomous pCO2 (buoy)
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MAPK
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Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
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MAQTRAC
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Marine Aquarium Trade Coral Reef Monitoring protocol
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MAR
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Meso American Reef
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MAR
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Meso-American Region
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MAR
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Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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MAR FUND
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Meso American Reef Fund
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MAR-DOP & ISR
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Sea Institute, IMAR Center of the University of the Azores
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MAR-ECO
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Patterns and Processes of the Ecosystems of the Northern Mid-Atlantic
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Mar-Eco
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Census of Marine Life North Atlantic mid-ocean ridge
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MARAMP
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Marianas Archipelago Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program; Marianas Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program; Marianas Research and monitoring Program
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MarBEF
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European Union Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
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MARC
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Machine-Readable Cataloging
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MARC
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Micronesian Area Research Center (UOG)
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MARCO
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean
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MARD
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Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Republic of Vietnam)
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MARE
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Marine Affairs Research and Education (UW)
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MARE
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Marine Applied Research & Exploration
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MARENA
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Nicaraguan Ministry of the Environment
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MAREPAC
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Marine Resources Pacific Consortium
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MARFIN
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Marine Fisheries Initiative
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MARINE
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Monterey Area Research Institutions' Network for Education
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MarLIN
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Marine Life Information Network (UK)
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MARNR
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Venezuelan Agency for Managing National Parks
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MARPLOT
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Mapping Application for Response, Planning, and Local Operational Tasks
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MARPOL
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The International Convention of the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
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MARPOLMON
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Marine Pollution Monitoring Program
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MARS
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Marine Autonomous Reef Surveyor (Trinidad and Tobago)
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MARS
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Monterey Accelerated Research System (MBARI)
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MARTI
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Mesoamerical Reef Tourism Initiative
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MARUM
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Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; Marine Umweltwissenschaften (Germany)
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MAS
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Marker-Assisted Selection
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MASC
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Department of Marine Sciences (UNC-Chapel Hill)
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MASDEA
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MArine Species Database for Eastern Africa
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MASM
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Marinelife Aquarium Society of Michigan
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MASNA
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Marine Aquarium Societies of North America
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MAT
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Marine AquariumTrade
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MATE
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Marine Advanced Technology Education
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MAV
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military armored vehicle (DoD)
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MAW
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Modified Atlantic Water
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MB
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Megabyte
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MB
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Megabase
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MBA
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Marine Biological Association
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MBARI
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
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MBES
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Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences Center (Medical University of South Carolina)
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MBES
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multibeam echosounder
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MBF
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Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries (RSMAS)
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MBI
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Marine Breeding Initiative
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MBL
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Marine boundary layer
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MBL
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Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole)
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MBMP
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Montego Bay Marine Park
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MBMPT
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Montego Bay Marine Park Trust (Jamaica)
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MBNMS
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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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MbP
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Million base Pairs
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MBRD
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Marine Biology Research Division (UCSD)
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MBRI
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Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Initiative
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MBRS
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Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
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MBTA
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Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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MBTG
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Mobile Bottom-Tending Gear
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MC
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Micronesia Challenge
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MC
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Mississippi Canyon
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MC
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Massive Corals
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MC&G
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Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry
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MCA
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Marine Conservation Agreement
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MCBH
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Marine Corps Base Hawaii (DoD)
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MCBI
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Marine Conservation Biology Institute
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MCCIP
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Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership
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MCD
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Marine Conservation District
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MCD
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Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (Republic of Vietnam)
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MCE
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Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems
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MCERC
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Marine and Coastal Ecology Research Center (TAMU)
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MCG
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Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department (WHOI)
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MCH
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Molecular Clock Hypothesis
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MCMC
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Markov chain Monte Carlo
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MCP
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Multiple Comparison Procedures
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MCPA
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Marine and Coastal Protected Areas
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MCR
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Moorea Coral Reef
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MCR-LTER
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Moorea Coral Reef - Long Term Ecological Research
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MCRMP
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Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project
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MCRR
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Management of Coastal Recreational Resources
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MCS
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International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance( of fishing activities for fisheries management)
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MCSST
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Multi-Channel Sea Surface Temperature
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MCT
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Micronesia Conservation Trust
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MDG
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Millennium Development Goals
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MDP
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Marine Debris Program
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MDPI
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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MDREB
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Marine Disease and Restoration Ecology Branch (NCCOS/NOAA)
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MDS
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Molt-Death Syndrome
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MDS
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Multi-Dimensional Scaling
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MDT
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Maximum Dive Time
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MEA
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Multilateral Environmental Agreements
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MEAS
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Department of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (NCSU)
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MEDEA
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Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies
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MedGOOS
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Mediterranean GOOS
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MEDS
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Marine Environmental Data Service
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MEEF
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Marine Environmental Education Foundation
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MEERA
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Marine Ecosystem Event Response and Assessment
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MEERT
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Marine Environmental Enforcement Response Team (Palau)
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MEFC
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Marine Environment Forecasting Center (China)
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MEFGL
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Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory (BU)
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MEGIS
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Marine Ecosystems Global Informational Systems
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MEI
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Multivariate ENSO Index
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MEI
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Multicellular Endothelial Isolates
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MEL
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Marine Ecology Laboratory
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MELSY
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Maximum Expected Log Stationary Yield
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MEMP
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Maldives Environmental Management Project
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MEP
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Ministry of Economy and Planning (Cuba)
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MEP
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Marine Environmental Program (BIOS)
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MEPS
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Marine Ecology Progress Series
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MEQ
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Marine Environment Quality Committee (PICES)
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MER
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Maritime Extractive Reserve (Brazil)
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MERC
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Marine Ecology Research Centre (Borneo)
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MERIS
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Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
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MERIS-FR
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Medium Spectral Resolution Imaging Spectrometer - Full Resolution
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MERMaid
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Metadata Enterprise Resource management Aid (NOAA)
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MERP
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Marine Ecosystem Response Project
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MESA
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Marine Ecology and Stock Assessment Program (ABL/NOAA)
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MESA
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Marine Ecosystems Analysis (NOAA)
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MESB (also Marine ESB)
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Marine Environmental Specimen Bank
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MESH
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Mapping European Seabed Habitats
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MESI
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Marine and Environmental Studies Institute (COB)
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MESY
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Maximum Expected Stationary Yield
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MEY
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Maximum Economic Yield
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MF
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Mortality Factor
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MFCMA
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Magnuson Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (renamed Magnuson Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act in 1996)
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MFCN
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Marine Fish Conservation Network
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MFDC
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Mbegani Fisheries Development Centre (Tanzania)
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MFDS
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Marine Fisheries Department of Sarawak (Malaysia)
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MFF
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Mangroves for the Future
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MFM
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Division of Marine Fisheries Management (FWC Florida)
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MFMT
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Maximum Fishing Mortality Threshold
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MFR
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Marine Fisheries Review
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MFR
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Marine Fisheries Research (FWC Florida)
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MG-RAST
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Metagenomics RAST Server; Metagenome Rapid Annotation using Subsystem Technology
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MGEL
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Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab (Duke U)
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MGR
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Mixed Gas Rebreather
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MHC
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Major Histocompatibility Complex
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MHHW
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Mean Highest High Water
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MHI
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Main Hawaiian Islands
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MHLC
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Multilateral High Level Conference
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MIC
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Micronesians in Island Conservation
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MIC
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Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
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MICCI
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Maritime Industry and Coastal Construction Impacts
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MICOA
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Ministry for the Coordination of Environmental Affairs (Mozambique)
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MICS
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Marshall Islands Conservation Society
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MIDA
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Marshall Islands Development Authority
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MIDI
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Marine Invertebrate Diversity Initiative
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MIGS
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Minimum Information about a Genome Sequence
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MIL
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Mobile Irrigation Lab
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MIMES
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Multi-Integrated Model for Ecosystem Services
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MIMP
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Mafia Island Marine Park (Tanzania)
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MIMRA
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Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority Act
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MIMS
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Minimum Information about a Metagenomic Sequence/Sample
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MINA
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Mariana Islands Nature Alliance
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MINA
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Department of Environment and Nature of the Netherlands Antilles (NA)
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MINA Fund
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Environmental Fund Netherlands Antilles (NA)
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MIP
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Microbial Interactions and Processes
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MIP
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Ministry of Fisheries (Cuba)
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MISE
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Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology Laboratory (University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan)
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MISO
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Monterey Inner Shelf Observatory
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MISST
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Multi-Sensor Improved SSTs for GODAE
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MIST
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Marine Invasives Survey Team (Palau)
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MISWG
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Mapping and Information Synthesis Working Group (CRTF)
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MITUR
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Ministry of Tourism (Mozambique)
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MIVA
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Marshall Islands Visitors Authority
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MJO
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Madden Julian Oscillation
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ML
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Marine Laboratory
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ML
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Mixed Layer
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MLCD
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Marine Life Conservation District (HI)
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MLE
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Marine Landscape Ecologist
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MLG
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Multi-Level Governance (Australia)
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MLLW
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Mean Lower Low Water
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MLPA
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Marine Life Protection Action
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MLPAI
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Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
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MLSSA
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Marine Life Society of South Australia
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MMA
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Marine Managed Area
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MMAF
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Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Indonesia)
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MMAS
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Marine Management Area Science Program (CI - Conservation International)
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MMC
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Multipurpose Marine Cadastre
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MMC
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Marine Mammal Center
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MMCA
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Mañagaha Marine Conservation Area (CNMI)
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MMDB
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Molecular Modeling Database
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MMHSRP
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Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (NOAA)
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MMI
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Marine Metadata Interoperability project (MBARI)
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MML
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Mote Marine laboratory
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MMLV
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Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus
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MMM
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Master of Marine Management (DU)
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MMM
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Maximum Monthly Mean SST climatology
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MMMSST
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Maximum of the Monthly Mean SST (NOAA)
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MMOP
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Marine Meteorology and Oceanography Programme (WMO)
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MMPA
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Marine Mammal Protection Act
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MMPR
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Marine Mammal and Protected Resources Program (NOAA)
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MMRP
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Marine Mammal Research Program (NOAA); MMRP also TAMU
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MMS
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Minerals Management Service (DOI)
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MMT
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Marine Monitoring Team (CNMI)
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MMTAC
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Monitoring and Mapping of Threatened Acroporid Corals (FWRI)
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MMU
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Minimum Mapping Unit
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MNCR
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Marine Nature Conservation Review
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MNDF
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Maldives National Defence Force
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MNG
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Mangroves
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MNHN
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French Museum of Natural History (Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle)
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MNN
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Mother Nature Network
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MO
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Microbial Observatories (NSF)
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MOA
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Memorandum of Agreement
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MOA
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Marine Oceanographic Academy
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MOC-A
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NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic
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MOCNESS
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Multiple Opening Closing Net Environmental Sensing System
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MOD
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Manado Ocean Declaration
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MODAS
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Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System
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MODIS
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Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
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MoES
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Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)
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MOET
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Ministry of Education and Training (Bahamas)
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MOFI
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Ministry of Fisheries (merged into MARD in 2007) (Republic of Vietnam)
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MoGO
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Mobile Gulf Observatory
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MonDB
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Hawaiian Natural Resources Monitoring Database
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MONITOR
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Technical Committee on Monitoring (PICES)
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MOOS
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Monterey Ocean Observing System (MBARI)
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MOR
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Mid-Ocean Ridge
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MORB
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Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalt
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MOSTE
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Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (Malaysia)
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MOSTI
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Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia)
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MOU
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Memorandums of Understanding
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MOW
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Mediterranean Outflow Water
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MP
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Main Pass
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MP
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Maximum Parsimony
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MPA
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Marine Parks Act (Australia)
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MPA
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Marine Protected Area
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MPA Database
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Marine Protected Coast, Reef and Management Database
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MPA FAC
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Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee
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MPA-ME
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Marine Protected Area Management Effectiveness Project (CERMES)
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MPAC
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Marine Park Advisory Council (Australia)
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MPCD
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Marine Pollution Control Device
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MPEG
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Marine Plant Ecology Group (QDPI)
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MPERSS
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Marine Pollution Emergency Response Support System
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MPI-MM
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Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (Germany)
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MPMC
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Maximum Pentad Mean Climatology
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MPN
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Most Probable Number
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MPOC
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Malaysian Palm Oil Council
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MPR
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Most Parsimonious Reconstruction
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MPRSA
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Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
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MPRU
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Marine Parks and Reserve Unit (Tanzania)
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MR
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Marine Reserve
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MRAG
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Marine Resources Assessment Group
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MRAID
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Marine Resource Aerial Imagery Database (FWRI)
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MRDF
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Marine Resources Development Foundation
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MRFFS
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Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey
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mRFP
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Monomeric Red Fluorescent Protein
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MRI
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Marine Research Institute (Iceland)
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MRIP
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Marine Recreational Information Program
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mRNA
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Messinger RNA
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MRP
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Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership
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MRP
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Multidrug Resistance Protein
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MRPZ
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Marine Resources Protection Zone
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MRRI
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Marine Resources Research Institute
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MRTG
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Multimedia Resources Task Group (GBIF)
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mRuby
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A bright monomeric red fluorescent protein
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MRUP
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Multiple Resource Use Project
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MRWS
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Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary
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MS
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Monk Seal
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MSA
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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Reauthorization Act
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MSC
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Marine Stewardship Council
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MSD
|
Minimum Significant Difference
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MSDI
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Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure
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MSDT
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Master Scuba Diver Trainer
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MSE
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Management Strategy Evaluation
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MSEL
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Marine Spatial Ecology Laboratory (University of Exeter, UK)
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MSFCMA
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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
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MSI
|
Mauritius Strategy of Implementation
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MSL
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Mean Sea Level
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MSMS
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Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences
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MSMS
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Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences
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MSN
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Marine Science Network (Smithsonian)
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MSP
|
Marine Sanctuaries Program
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MSP
|
Maximum Spawning Potential
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MSP
|
Marine Spatial Planning
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MSRA
|
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006, Public Law 109-479
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MSRP
|
Multi-Species Recovery Plan
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MSS
|
Multispectral Scanner
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MSU
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Mississippi State University
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MSV
|
Many Strong Voices
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MSW
|
Mammal Species of the World
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MSY
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Maximum Sustainable Yield
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mtDNA
|
Mitochondrial DNA
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MTIASIC
|
Mitigating the Threat of Invasive Alien Species in the Insular Caribbean
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MTL
|
Mean Trophic Level
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MTMNM
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Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
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MTQ
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Museum of Tropical Queensland
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mtRNA
|
Mitochondrial RNA
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MTS
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Marine Technology Society
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MTSAT
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Multifunctional Transport Satellite
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MTSG
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Marine Turtle Specialist Group
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MTSRF
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Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility (Queensland, Australia)
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MTX
|
Maitotoxin
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MUFA
|
Monounsaturated Fatty Acid
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MUS
|
Management Unit Species
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MUSA
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Museo Subacuatico de Arte (Mexico)
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MVA
|
Marianas Visitors Authority
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MVCA
|
Minimum Viable Conservation Area
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MVP
|
Minimum Viable Population
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MVSG
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Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group
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MW
|
Microwave
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MWG
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Management Working Group (Coral Health and Disease in the Pacific Workshop)
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MWP
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Mussel Watch Project (NOAA)
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MWP
|
Makai Watch Program
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MXR
|
Multi-Xenobiotic Resistance
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MYA
|
Million Years Ago
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