Shoreline

Ballast

Sens commun

Large capacity water tank used on boats. It is to be filled or emptied to optimise navigation (buoyancy and stability control)

Source

according to Wikipedia

Coastal fishing

Sens commun

Fishing carried out by vessels absent from port more than 24 hours and 96 hours maximum.

Source

d'après Conseil régional de Poitou-Charentes

Imagery of the movement of ocean water generated by the effect of the rotation of the Earth. Some currents move on the surface, when the transported water is hot (as in the "Gulf Stream" in particular), or deep, when water is cold (e.g. the "Arctic and Antarctic" currents).

Source

According to Ifremer

Tidal current

Sens commun

Current caused by the movement of water volumes during the tidal cycle.

Source

According to Ifremer

Dike

Sens commun

Structure in concrete, earth or rock, or a mere (compacted or not) earthen dike or levee for: channelling a stream and possibly protect its surroundings (floodplain) against flooding, and/or protect a defined objective, more or less specific (urban, industrial, agricultural) and sometimes surround it, and/or serve as a barrier for a water abstraction in the stream.

Source

According to Marcel Roche (hydrologist)

Desalination water

Sens commun

Total volume of water produced by desalination.

Source

According to Eurostat

Exclusive fishing zone

Sens technique

Area, 12 nautical miles wide from the baseline, in which vessels of the riparian country are basically the only ones having the right to fish.

Source

According to Ifremer

Fishing effort unit

Sens commun

Fishing operation or set of operations of a fishing vessel for a given time (hours of trawling, number of trap/pot hauls per day, etc).

Source

According to Ifremer

Coastline

Sens commun

Line marking the limit that marine waters can reach: i.e. the end of an uprush during heavy storms occurring at high water spring tides. It is defined by the edge of the calm water at the highest possible seas.

Source

According to Ifremer

Sanctuary

Sens commun

Protected area where a threatened animal species (reserve) lives. It has recently been provided with a management plan.

Source

According to Ifremer