Acronyms/Abbreviations
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D | E | F
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I | J | K
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P | Q | R
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U | V | W
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S
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Salinity
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S&T
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Science and technology
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S/N
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Signal to Noise Ratio
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S2O2
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Sargasso Sea Ocean Observatory
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SA-SWG
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Stock Assessment Specialist Working Group
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SAA
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Satellite Active Archive
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SAAMBR
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South African Association for Marine Biological Research
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SAARC
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South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
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SAB
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Science Advisory Board (NOAA)
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SAB
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South Atlantic Bight
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SAB
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Satellite Analysis Branch (NESDIS/NOAA)
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SABGOM
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South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico
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SABGOM N/F
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South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico Circulation Nowcast/Forecast
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SABRE
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South Atlantic Bight Recruitment Experiment
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SABSOON
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South Atlantic Bight Synoptic Offshore Observational network
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SAC
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Scientific Advisory Committee
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SAC
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Special Areas of Conservation
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SAC
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Special Analysis Center
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SAC
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Scientific Advisory Council
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SAC
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Sanctuary Advisory Council
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SAC
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Santa Ana College (CA)
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SACC
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South Atlantic Climate Change Consortium
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SACEP
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South Asia Cooperative Environment Program
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SADDS
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Satellite Archive Data Delivery System
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SAF
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System Approach Framework
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SAFE
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Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
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SAFE
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Scientists and Fishermen Exchange
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SAFMC
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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SAHFOS
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Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Sciences
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SAIC
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Science Applications International Corporation
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SAIDS
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Satellite Archive Image Delivery System
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SAMFC
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South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
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SAMOS
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Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System (NOAA)
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SAMP
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(Ocean) Special Area Management Plan
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SAMS
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Scottish Association for Marine Science
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SANF
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Southern African Natural Foundation
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SAP
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Scientific Advisory Panel
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SAP
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Sanctuary Advisory Subpanel
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SAP
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Strategic Action Program
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SAR
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Special Administration Region (Hong Kong)
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SAR
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Synthetic Aperture Radar
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SAR
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Search and Rescue (USCG)
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SAR
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Species-Area Relationship
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SARA
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Species at Risk Act (Canada)
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SAREC
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SIDA Department for Research Cooperation
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SARP
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Sectoral Applications Research Program (NOAA)
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SARSAT
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Search And Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking
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SASC
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South African Shark Conservancy
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SAT
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Surface Air Temperature
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SATAL
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Sangihe and Talaud (two island chains stretching northeast of Suluwesi)
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SAV
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Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
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SAVE
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Society of Akumal's Vital Ecology
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SAVOX
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Savannah Ocean Exchange
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SAWCP
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South African Wetlands Conservation Programme
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SAWCS
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Statewide Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Strategy (Hawaii)
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SAZOO-AQ
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San Antonio Zoological Gardens & Aquarium
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SB
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Science Board (PICES)
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SB
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Sand Bed
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SB
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Sandy Beach
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SBA
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Satellite Bleaching Alert
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SBF
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Siwa-ban Foundation (Belize)
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SBFR
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Sasanhaya Bay Fish Reserve (CNMI)
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SBMP
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Strategic Beach Management Plan
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SBN
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Seamount Biogeosciences Network
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SBNMS
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Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
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SBS
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Sequencing by Synthesis
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SBSTTA
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Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advice
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SC
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Species Composition
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SCA
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Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago (Cuba)
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SCAC
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Standards and Certification Advisory Committee (MAC)
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SCAT
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Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique
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SCAWVEX
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Surface Current and Wave Variability Experiment
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SCB
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Southern California Bight
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SCB
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Society for Conservation Biology
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SCC
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Subtropical Counter Current
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SCC
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Species Survival Commission
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SCCN
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Southern Caribbean Cetacean Network (NA)
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SCCWRP
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Southern California Coastal water Research Project Authority
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SCE
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Sabana-Camagüey Ecosystem (Cuba)
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SCENGEN
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Global and Regional Climate SCENario GENerator
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SCEP
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Student Career Experience Program (NPS/DOI)
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SCF
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Saba Conservation Foundation
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SCG
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Services Coordination Group
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SCI
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Scientific Committee
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SCIBP
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Special Committee for the International Biological Program
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SCL
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Straight Carapace Length
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SCMR
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Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve (Belize)
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SCMRT-MPA
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Seychelles Centre for Marine Research and Technology - Marine Parks Authority
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SCN-
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Thiocyanate anion
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SCOP
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Structural Classification of Proteins
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SCOPE
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Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
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SCOR
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Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
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SCP
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Species Conservation Planning (FWC Florida)
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SCPMN
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South Carolina Phytoplankton Monitoring Network
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SCRFA
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Society for the Conservation of Reef Fish Aggregations
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SCRIPPS
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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SCRMT
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Seychelles Centre for Marine Research & Technology
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SCS
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shipboard Scientific Computing System (NOAA)
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SCSCB
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Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds
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SCU
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Southern Cross University (Australia)
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SCUBA
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Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
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SCUFN
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Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names
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SCUM
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SDSU Center for Universal Microbial Sequencing (SDSU)
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SCZMC
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SAARC Coastal Zone Management Centre
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SD
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Standard Deviation
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SD
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Standing Dead
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SDC
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Status Determination Criteria
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SDI
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Spatial Data Infrastructure
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SDM
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Species Distribution Model
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SDMRI
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Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute (India)
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SDNR
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State Department of Natural Resources (Oregon)
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SDOF
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San Diego Oceans Foundation
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SDP
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Skills Development Programme (CCC)
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SDR
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Shut Down Reaction
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SDS
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Scientific Data Stewardship
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SDS
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Scientific Data Set
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SDS-PAGE
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Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis
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SDSU
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San Diego State University
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SDTS
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Spatial Data Transfer Standards
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SE
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Southeast
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SEA
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St. Croix Environmental Association
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SEA
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Strategic Environmental Assessment
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SEA
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Satellite Educators Association
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SEA
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Southern Environmental Alliance
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SEA
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South East Asia
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SEA Team
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Staff Evaluation and Assessment Team (NOAA)
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SEACAM
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Secretariat for Coastal Area Management (Mozambique)
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SeaCAMEL
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Classroom Aquarius Marine Education Live (KSLOF)
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SEACMPA
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Southeast Asia Center for marine Protected Areas
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SEACOORA
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Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (also SECOORA)
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SEACOOS
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SouthEast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System
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SeaDAS
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SeaWiFS Data Analysis System
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SEADESC
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Southeastern United States Deep-Sea Corals Initiative (NOAA)
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SEAFDEC
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South-East Asian Fisheries Development Center
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SEAFIS
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South-East Asian Fisheries Information System
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SEAFO
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Southeast Atlantic Fishery Management Organization
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SEAGNET
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SEA Grass monitoring NETwork (monitoring threatened marine habitats)
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SEAKEYS
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Sustained Ecological Research Related to Management of the Florida Keys Seascape (NOAA)
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SEAMAP
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Scientific Exploration and Mapping Program (NASA)
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SEAMAP
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Southeastern Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SAFMC)
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SEAMAP-C
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Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program for the Caribbean
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SEAS
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Shipboard Environmental Data Acquisition System
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SEAS Committee
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Committee for the Scientific Exploration of the Atlantic Shelf
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SEASAT
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Sea Satellite
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SeaWiFs
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Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor
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SEB
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Skeletal Eroding Band
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SEC
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South Equatorial Current
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SECART
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Southeast and Caribbean Regional Team
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SECOORA
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Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association
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SECORE
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Sexual Coral Reproduction
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SECREMP
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Southeast Florida Coral Reef Evaluation and Monitoring Project
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SEDAR
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Southeast Data assessment and Review
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SEDM
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Standard Error of Differences between Two Means
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SEDU-UWI
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Sustainable Economic Development Unit of the University of West Indies
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SEE
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Strategy Execution and Evaluation (NOAA)
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SEE
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Society for Environmental Exploration (UK)
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SEEC
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Southeastern Ecology & Evolution Conference
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SEFCAR
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South Eastern Florida and Caribbean Recruitment
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SEFCRI
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Southeast Florida Coral Reef initiative
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SEFCRI - LBSP
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Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative - Land-Based Sources of Pollution
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SEFI
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Southeast Farallon Island
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SEFSC
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Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NOAA)
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SEI
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Stockholm Environment Institute
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SEI
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Special Events Imager
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SEI
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Sustainable Ecosystems Institute
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SEIA
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Socio-Economic Impact Assessment
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SEIS
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Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (NOAA)
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SEJ
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Society of Environmental Journalists
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SEM
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Scanning Electron Micrograph; Scanning Electron Microscope
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SEM
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Space Environment Monitor
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SEM-Pasifika
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Socioeconomic Monitoring in the Pacific Region
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SEMARNAP
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Secretaria del Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Pesca (Mexico)
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SEMARNAT
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Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Mexico)
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SEMP
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St. Eustatius Marine Park
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SEMP
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Strategic Environmental Management Plan
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SEPC
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Southeastern Phycological Colloquy
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SEPP
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State Environmental Planning Policy (Australia)
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SEQ
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South East Queensland
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SER
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Southeast Region
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SER/GOM
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Southeast Atlantic Coastal Region, Greater Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico
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SERC
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
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SERC
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Science Education Resource Center
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SERDP
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Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (DoD)
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SERG
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Soil Ecology and Restoration Group (SDSU)
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SERMA
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Surveillance and Enforcement of Remote Maritime Areas
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SERO
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Southeast Regional Office (NOAA Fisheries)
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SERT
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State Emergency Response Team
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SERTC
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SouthEast Regional Taxonomic Center
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SES
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Subcommittee on Ecological Systems (CENR)
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SES
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Shelf Edge Study
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SES
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Senior Executive Service
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SEUS
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Southeastern United States
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SEYMEMP
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Seychelles Marine Ecosystem Management Project
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SF
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Office of Sustainable Fisheries (NOAA)
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SF
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Sustainable Fisheries
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SF
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Stable Fragment
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SF-ROS
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South Florida Regional Observing System
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SFA
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Sustainable Fisheries Act
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SFA
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Saturated Fatty Acid
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SFAA
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Shrimp Fisheries Access Area
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SFC CESU
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South Florida and Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit
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SFCN
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South Florida/Caribbean Network; South Florida/Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network
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SFCRWQMP
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Southeast Florida Coral Reef Water Quality Monitoring Project
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SFD
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Sustainable Fisheries Division (SEFSC/NOAA)
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SFERPM
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South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, Prediction, and Modeling Program
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SFM
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Scanning Force Microscopy
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SFOMC
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South Florida Ocean Measurement Center
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SFP
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South Florida Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Program
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SFRC
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School of Forest Resources and Conservation (UF)
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SFS
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School for Field Studies (Australia, Costa Rica, Kenya and Tanzania, Mexico, and the Turks and Caicos Islands)
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SFSGeo
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South Florida Sportfishing Geodatabase
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SFSU
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San Francisco State University
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SFU
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Simon Fraser University
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SG
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Specific Gravity
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SG
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Sea Grant
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SG
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Study Group
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SG
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Seagrass
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SGA
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Sea Grant Association
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SGCN
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Species of Greatest Conservation Need (Hawaii)
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SGCOR
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Study Group on Cold-Water Corals (ICES)
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SGCP
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Sea Grant College Programs
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SGD
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Submarine Groundwater Discharge
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SGKB
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Structural Genomics Knowledgebase
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SGLS
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St-Gilles/La Saline Reef Complex (Reunion)
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SGP
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Small Grants Program (GEF)
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SH
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Solution Hole
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SharkBOL
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Shark Barcode of Life
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SHARQ
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Submersible Habitat for Analyzing Reef Quality
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SHC
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Sustain Healthy Coasts (NOAA)
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SHOALS
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Scanning Hydrographic Operational Airborne Lidar Survey
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SI
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Surface Interval
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SI
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Smithsonian Institution
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SI-SOH
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Smithsonian Institution-Sant Ocean Hall (SI)
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SI/OB MPA
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Sandy Island/Oyster Bed Marine Protected Area
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SIA
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Social Impact Analysis
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SIB
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Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
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SICB
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Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology
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SICRI
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Small Island Cultures Research Initiative
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SIDA
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Swedish International Development Agency
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SIDP
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FAO Species Identification and Data Programme (FAO)
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SIDS
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Small Island Developing States
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SIDSNet
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Small Island Developing States Network
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SIF
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Submission Information Form (NODC/NOAA)
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SIF
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Seychelles Islands Foundation
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SIMAC
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Sistema Nacional de Monitoreo de Arrecifes Coralinos en Colombia (Colombia)
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SIMoN
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Sanctuaries Integrated Monitoring Network (NOAA)
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SIMOR
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Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources
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SIMPER
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Similarity Percentage Routine
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SIO
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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SIOFA
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Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
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SIP
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Submission Information Package
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SIR
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Scientist in Residence
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siRNA
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Short Interfering RNA
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SISC
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Species Identification and Suitability Committee (MAC)
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SISWASMAS
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community surveilllance system (Indonesia)
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SIT
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Surface Interval Time
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SIT
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Strategic Implementation Team
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SKPDB
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ShiKimate Pathway DataBase
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SL
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St-Leu reef (Reunion)
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SL
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Sea Level
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SL
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Standard Length
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SLA
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Submerged Lands Act
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SLAMM
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Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model
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SLE
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St. Lucie Estuary
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SLED
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Sustainable Livelihoods Enhancement anf Diversification
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SLR
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Sea Level Rise
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SLSAC
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Sri Lanka Sub-Aqua Club
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SMA
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Special Management Area
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SMA
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Shrimp Management Area
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SMART
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Special Monitoring of Applied Response Technologies
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SMARU
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Sustainable Marine and Aquatic Resources Utilization Program
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SMB
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Surface Marker Buoy
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SMC
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Senior Management Council (CRCP/NOAA)
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SMDC
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Space and Missile Defense Command (DoD)
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SME
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Subject Matter Expert
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SMEE
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Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit
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SMET
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Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology
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SMI
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Smithsonian Institution
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SMIP
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Small Islands in Peril
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SML
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Santa Maria di Leuca
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SML
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Surface Mucopolysaccharide Layer
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SMMA
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Soufriere Marine Management Area (St. Lucia)
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SMMP
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St. Maarten's Marine Park
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SMNF
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St. Maarten Nature Foundation (St. Maarten)
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SMOS
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Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (ESA)
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SMP
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Saba Marine Park
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SMP
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Supplemental Management Plan
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SMSFP
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Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce
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SMSRTS
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Sichang Marine Science Research and Training Station (Thailand)
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SMU
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Subsurface Monitoring Unit
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SMZ
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Special Management Zone
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SNA
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Single Nucleotide Addition
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SNAAP
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Simple NOAA Archive Access Portal (NOAA)
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SNI
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SCUBAnauts International
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SNI-TB
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SCUBAnauts International - Tampa Bay
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SNP
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
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SO
|
Southern Oscillation
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SO2
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Sulphur Dioxide
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SOA
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Service Oriented Architecture
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SOA
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State Ocean Administration (China)
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SOA
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Secondary Organic Aerosol
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SOB
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Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria
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SOC
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Species of Concern
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SOC
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Secretary of Commerce.
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SOC
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Southampton Oceanographic Centre
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SOC
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Sedimentary Organic Carbon
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SOC
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Semi-volatile Organic Compounds
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SOCAT
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Surface Ocean pCO2 Atlas
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SocMon
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Global Socioeconomic Monitoring Initiative for Coastal Management (NOAA)
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SocMon SEA
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Southeast Asia Socioeconomic Monitoring Network
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SocMon WIO ToT
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Training of Trainers' Workshop on Socio-economic Monitoring in the Western Indian Ocean
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SOD
|
Superoxide Dismutase
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SOE
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Save our Environment
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SoE
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State of the Environment
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SOEAC
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Save our Environment Action Center
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SOEAC
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State of the Environment Advisory Council (Australia)
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SOEST
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School of Ocean Earth Science and Technology (UHI)
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SOFAR
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Sound Fixing and Ranging float
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SOFeX
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Southern Ocean Iron Experiment
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SOFIA
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South Florida Information Access
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SoFLA-HYCOM
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South Florida Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (RSMAS)
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SOG
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Satellite Oceanography Group
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SOH
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Sant Ocean Hall (SI)
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SOI
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Southern Oscillation Index
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SOI
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Statement of Intent
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SOLAS
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Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study
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SOLAS
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Safety of Life at Sea (International Convention of)
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SOLEC
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State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference
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SoMAS
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School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (SUNY)
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SONA
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Foundation for Development of the Netherlands Antilles
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SONAR
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Sound Navigation and Ranging
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SONS
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Spill of National Significance
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SOOP
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Ship of Opportunity Program
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SOP
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Seagrass Outreach Partnership
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SOP
|
Standard Operating Procedure
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SOPAC
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Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission
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SOS
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Sensor Observation Service
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SOS
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Science on a Sphere (NOAA/SI)
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SOS Tobago
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Save Our Sea Turtles - Tobago (T&T)
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SOSC
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Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center
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SOSUS
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Sound Surveillance System
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SOTR
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State of the Reefs Report (NOAA)
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South Slough NERR
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South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (Oregon State gov)
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SOX
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Sulphur Oxides
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SP
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State Park
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SP
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Strategic Plan
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sp richness
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species richness; also "sp.richness"
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SPA
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Strategic Portfolio Analysis
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SPA
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Special Planning Area (PR)
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SPA
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Sanctuary Preservation Area; Sanctuary Protection Area
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SPACC
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Special Programme for Adaptation to Climate Change (CCCCC)
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SPACC
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Small Pelagic Fish and Climate Change (GLOBEC)
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SPAG
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Spawning Aggregation
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SPAGS
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Spawning and Aggregation Sites
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SPARC
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Science Policy Assessment and Research on Climate
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SPAW
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Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (Protocol of Cartagena Convention)
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SPAW-RAC
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Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (Protocol of Cartagena Convention) - Regional Activity Centre
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SPC
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Secretariat of the Pacific Community
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SPC
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Stationary Point Count
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SPC
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Storm Prediction Center (NOAA)
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SPCC
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Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (DoD)
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SPECIAL
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Sponge Enzymes and Cells for Innovative AppLications
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SPEEDS
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Satellite Product End to End Documentation System (NOAA)
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SPGP
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State Programmatic General Permits
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SPLS
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Saltwater Product Licences
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SPM
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Suspended Particulate Matter
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SPME
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Solid Phase Micro-Extraction
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SPNI
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Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
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SPO
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Senior Program Officer
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SPO
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Special Projects Office (NOAA/NOS)
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SPO
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Strategic Planning Office (NOAA)
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SPO
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South Pole Observatory (NOAA)
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SPOIR
|
Significant Portion of its Range
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sPOM
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Suspended Particulate Organic Matter
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SPOT
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Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre
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SPP&P
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Strategic Planning, Policies and Projects Division.
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SPPI
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Science and Public Policy Institute
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SPR
|
Subtree Pruning Regrafting
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SPREP
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South Pacific Regional Environment Program
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SPREP
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Secretariat of the Pacific Region Environmental Programme
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SPRFMO
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South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization
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SPRH
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South Pacific Regional Herbarium (IAS/USP)
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SPSLCMP
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South Pacific Sea Level Climate Monitoring Program
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SPTA
|
South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988
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SQL
|
Structured Query Language
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SR
|
Synchronizing Resources
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SR
|
Scanning Radiometer
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SRC
|
Stratified Random Sampling
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SRE
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Seascape Research and Education (Bequia)
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SREF
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Short-Range Ensemble Forecast (NOAA)
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SRI
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Shark Research Institute
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SRP
|
Scientific Review Panel
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SRP
|
Soluble Reactive Phosphorus
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SRR
|
Stock-Recruitment Relationship
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SRTC
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Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center
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SrTN
|
Stress Related Tissue Necrosis
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SRV
|
Submerged Rooted Vegetation
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SRY
|
Sex-determining Region Y
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SS
|
Sargasso Sea
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SSB
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Shallow Sand Bed
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SSB
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Spawning Stock Biomass
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SSC
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Scientific Steering Committee
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SSC
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Species Survival Commission (IUCN)
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SSC
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Scientific and Statistical Committee
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SSC
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Scientific Support Coordinator (NOAA)
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SSC
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Suspended-Solids Concentration
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SSC
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Species Survival Commission
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SSC
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Stennis Space Center (NASA)
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SSDE
|
Saline-Saturated Dimethylsulfoxide
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SSDE
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Saline-Saturated DMSO-EDTA
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SSDP
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Southern Seaboard Development Project
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SSG
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Shark Specialist Group (IUCN)
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SSG
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Scientific Steering Group
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SSH
|
Sea Surface Height
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SSHT
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Sea Surface Height Topography
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SSI
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Scuba Schools International
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SSIO
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Student Scholarship Internship Opportunity (NOAA)
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SSOO
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Sargasso Sea Ocean Observatory (also S2O2)
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SSRI
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Social Sciences Research Institute (UHI)
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SSS
|
Sea Surface Salinity
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SSS
|
Sanibel Sea School
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SST
|
Scientific Support Team (NOAA)
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SST
|
Sea Surface Temperature
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SSTA
|
Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies
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SSTF
|
South Subtropical Front
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SSTST
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SST Science Team (NASA)
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ST
|
Sea Turtle
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STA
|
Southern Tropical America
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STA-GCRMN
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The Southern Tropical America node of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
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STAMP
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Seabird Tissue Archival and Monitoring Project
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STAP
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Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
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STAR
|
Center for Satellite Applications and Research (NOAA)
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STAT
|
Stock Assessment Team
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STCB
|
Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire
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STCZ
|
Subtropical Convergence Zone
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STEER
|
St. Thomas East End Reserve (USVI)
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STER
|
South Tortugas Ecological Reserve (NOAA)
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STF
|
Subtropical Front
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STFZ
|
Subtropical Frontal Zone
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STI
|
National Strategic Initiative
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STINAPA Bonaire
|
Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (Bonaire)
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STMP
|
Sea Water Temperature Monitoring Program (BIOS)
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STN
|
Slow Tissue Necrosis
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STP
|
Sewage Treatment Plant
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STPL
|
Sekolah Tinggi Perikanan dan Kelautan (Indonesia)
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STR
|
Subsurface Temperature Recorder
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STR
|
Short Tandem Repeat
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STRI
|
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama)
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STRP
|
Sea Turtle Recovery Program
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STS
|
Sequence Tagged Site
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STS
|
Science and Technology Studies
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STSSN
|
Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network
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STX
|
Saxitoxin
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STXEEMP
|
St. Croix East End Marine Park
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STXM
|
Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy
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SULT
|
sulfotransferase
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SUML
|
Silliman University Marine Laboratory (Philippines)
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SUNY
|
State University of New York
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SUPSALV
|
Supervisor of Salvage (DoD)
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SURA
|
Southeastern Universities Research Association
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SURF
|
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
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SUT
|
Society for Underwater Technology
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SVG
|
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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SVP Drifting Buoy
|
Surface Velocity Profiling Drifting Buoy
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SWAC
|
Sea Water Air Conditioning
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SWAN
|
Simulating Waves Nearshore (TUDelft)
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SWaPS
|
Shallow Water Positioning System
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SWAT
|
Soil and Water Assessment Tool
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SWBG Conservation Fund
|
SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
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SWCMR
|
South Water Caye Marine Reserve (Belize)
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SWE
|
Sensor Web Enablement
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SWG
|
Standards Working Group (NOAA)
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SWG
|
Southwestern Gulf of Mexico
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SWIM
|
Surface Water Improvement and Management
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SWIO
|
South-West Indian Ocean
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SWL
|
Still Water Level
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SWMP
|
System Wide Monitoring Program (NERRS)
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SWOT
|
State of the World's Sea Turtles
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SWPC
|
Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA)
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SWR
|
State Wildlife Refuge (HI)
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SWR
|
Southwest Region
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SWRO
|
Southwest Regional Office
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SWS
|
Society of Wetland Scientists
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Sx3
|
Sanibel Sea School
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SXM
|
St. Maarten/St. Martin
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SyMBiosIS
|
Systematic Marine Biodiversity Inventory System
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