Glossary:Abbreviations

About Abbreviations

Learning a whole new lingo comes along with the 100's of government (GOV), research (RES), academic institute (INST), and nonprofit organization (NPO) groups involved in the restoration and preservation of the Indian River Lagoon Estuary.

Definition of Abbreviation

Abbreviation: A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase; as in Dr. for Doctor or U.S. for United States.

Acronym: A type of abbreviation that is a new pronounceable word formed by using the first letter of each word found in a phrase or name: as in YOLO for "you only live once" or NASA from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Initialism: A type of acronym that uses a set of initials formed with the first letters of the words in a phrase or name with each letter pronounced separately; as in LOL for "laugh out loud" or IRL from Indian River Lagoon.

List of Abbreviations

	Abb	Term
	Abb	Term
	ANEP	Association of National Estuary Programs
	BMAP	Basin Management Action Plan
	CCMP	Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan
	COC	Citizen Oversight Committee
	CWA	Clean Water Act
	DEP	Florida Department of Environmental Protection
	DOI	Department of Interior
	EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
	EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
	FAU	Florida Atlantic University
	FIT	Florida Institute of Technology
	FWC	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
	FWS	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
	HAB	harmful algae bloom
	IRLNEP	Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program
	IRLO	Indian River Lagoon Observatory
	IRLON	Indian River Lagoon Observatory Network
	IRLRI	Indian River Lagoon Research Institute
	KSC	Kennedy Space Center
	LOBO	Land-Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory
	MLAP	Mosquito Lagoon Aquatic Preserve
	MRC	Marine Resources Council
	NASA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
	NEP	National Estuary Program
	NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act
	NERR	National Estuarine Research Reserve System
	NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
	NPDES	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
	NWLON	National Water Level Observation Network
	NWR	National Wildlife Refuge
	OSTDS	onsite sewage treatment and disposal system
	RAP	reasonable assurance plan
	SJRWMD	Saint Johns River Water Management District
	SOIRL	Save Our Indian River Lagoon
	SWIM	Surface Water Improvement and Management Act
	SWMP	System Wide Monitoring Program
	TMDL	total maximum daily load