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| marine mammal | |
| Animals that live in marine waters and breathe air directly. They include cetaceans (whales, dolphins porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, walruses, sealions), sirenians and sea otters. | |
| marine protected area (MPA) | |
| A protected marine intertidal or subtidal area within territorial waters, EEZs or on the high seas set aside by law or other effective means, together with its overlying water and associated flora, fauna, historical and cultural features which provides for the preservation and protection of marine biodiversity and resources. | |
| midwater trawl IMAGE | |
| These trawls (also called pelagic trawls), which are usually larger than the bottom trawls, are designed and rigged to work in midwater, including surface water. Their front net sections are very often made with very large meshes or ropes, which herd the fish schools towards the back of the net. They may be towed by one or two boats. | |
| molluscs | |
| One of the group of soft-bodied, usually hard-shelled, animals, such as mussels, oysters, scallops, clams, etc. | |
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