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Watercourse
Any natural or man-made stream, pond, lake, wetland, coastal wetland, swamp, or other body of water. This includes wet meadows, marshes, swamps, bogs, and areas where groundwater, flowing or standing [..]
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Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Compounds that contain at least one 6-carbon ring; often important components of oils.
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year class
The fish spawned and hatched in a given year, a "generation" of fish.
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Zoning Bylaws
Local laws that designate areas of land for different uses at established densities. These bylaws require a two-thirds majority vote of town meeting or city council.
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Zooplankton
The heterotrophic, animal component of plankton
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Wetlands
Habitats where the influence of surface water or groundwater has resulted in the development of plant or animal communities adapted to aquatic or intermittently wet conditions. Wetlands include tidal [..]
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wrack
Algae, plant and animal matter, and drift material (including solid wastes and other pollutants) that accumulate on beaches, usually at the high tide mark.
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Watershed
The land that surrounds a body of water and contributes freshwater, either from streams, groundwater or surface water runoff, to that body of water. WetlandAny bank, marsh, swamp, meadow, flat or othe [..]
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ulva
A green sheet-like seaweed commonly called "sea lettuce".
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Wastewater
Water that has come into contact with pollutants as a result of human activities and is not used in a product, but discharged as a waste stream.
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