Coastal Zone Management Vocabulary

noun a place or region close to the shore or coastline

• The company decided to outsource some of its operations to a nearshore location to reduce costs.
• Let's take a trip to a nearshore island for the weekend.
• I heard there's a cool nearshore spot where we can hang out and surf.
• The project is currently in a nearshore phase, meaning we are close to completion.

adjective relating to the region near the shore or coastline

• The adlittoral zone is the area between the high and low tide marks.
• I love exploring the adlittoral region during low tide.
• Let's check out the cool stuff in the adlittoral zone!
• His thoughts seemed to dwell in the adlittoral space between reality and dreams.