1998 Year of the Ocean 



The Oceans and National Security 



LIST OF ACRONYMS 



DNC 



ESA 



ESS-21 



GPS 



IMG 



IS&R 



LORAN 



LOS 



MARPOL 



MID 



NEPA 



NIMA 



NMFS 



NCAA 



NOP? 



ONR 



SOSUS 



Digital Nautical Charts 



Endangered Species Act 



Environmentally Sound Ships of the 21st century 



Global Positioning System 



International Maritime Organization 



Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance 



Long-Range Aid to Navigation 



Law of the Sea 



International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 



Maritime Interdiction Operations 



National Environmental Policy Act 



National Imagery and Mapping Agency 



National Marine Fisheries Service 



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 



National Oceanographic Partnership Program 



Office of Naval Research 



underwater surveillance system 



B-24 



