M
Natural Mortality
M&IE
Meal and Incidental Expenses
MAF
(New Zealand) Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
MAFAC
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
MAFF
(Japan) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
MAFMC
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
MAOS
Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Sciences
MAPP
MONITOR Assessment and Prediction Program
MAPS
Mesoscale Analysis and Prediction System
MAR
Modernization and Associated Restructuring
MARAD
Maritime Administration
MARD
Modernization and Associated Restructuring Demonstration
MAREP
Mariner Report
MARFIN
Marine Fisheries Initiative
MARMAP
Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction
MARPOL
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MARPOL
MARine POLlution
MAS
(Sea Grant) Marine Advisory Service
MASC
Mountain Administrative Support Center
MAT
Maximum Allowable Take
MB
Management and Budget
MB
Megabytes
MBA
Monterey Bay Aquarium
MBARI
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
MBDA
Minority Business Development Agency (or Administration)
MBO
Management by Objective
MBRD
Marine Biology Research Division
MBRF
Mission Bay Research Foundation
MBT
Mechanical bathythermograph
MBTA
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (of 1974)
MCA
Micro-Channel Architecture
MCC
Maine Coastal Current
MCC
Maximum Cross Correlation
MCSST
Multi-Channel Sea Surface Temperature
MDB
Management Data Base
MDB
Multilateral Development Bank
MDC
Management Development Center
MDIO
(NOAA) Marine Debris Information Offices
MEC&A
Marine Education Center and Aquarium
MEDS
Marine Ecological Database System
MEM
Minimum Essential Media
MEPA
(Saudi Arabia) Meteorology and Environmental Protection Administration
MEPC
(IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee
MEQ
Marine Environmental Quality
MER
Marine Ecosystem Response
MERIS
Medium Range Imaging Spectrometer
MERP
Marine Ecosystem Response Project
MERP
Marine Entanglement Research Program
MERT
Ministry of External Relations and Trade
METCON
Metropolitan Consortium for Minorities in Science and Engineering
METSET
Meteorological Satellite
MEXUS
Mexico-United States
MEY
Maximum Economic Yield
MFCMA
(is now the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act)
MFCMA
Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MFR
Marine Fishery Reserve
MFU
Maritime Fisheries Union
MHI
Main Hawaiian Islands
MHIMRI
Main Hawaiian Islands Marine Resources Investigation
MHLC
Multilateral High-Level Conference on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific
MIAC
Mid-American International Agricultural Consortium
MIC
Meteorologist in Charge
MIP
Mariculture Importation Policy
MIPR
Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request
MIPWG
Mariculture Importation Policy Working Group
MIS
Management Information System (or Summary)
MITI
(Japan) Ministry for International Trade and Industry
MLC
Main Line Components
MLCD
(Hawaii) Marine Life Conservation District
MLD
Mixed Layer Depth
MLH
Marine Life Habitat
MLML
Moss Landing Marine Lab
MLR
Minimum Landing Requirement
MLRG
Marine Life Research Group, UC
mm
Millimeter
MMA
Master of Marine Affairs
MMC
Marine Mammal Commission
MMD
Marine Mammal Division
MMEP
Marine Mammal Exemption Program
MMES
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
MMPA
Marine Mammal Protection Act (of 1972)
MMRP
Marine Mammal Research Program
MMS
(Dept of Interior) Minerals Management Service
MMTC
Marine Minerals Technology Center
MNP
Maximum Net Productivity
MNPL
Maximum Net Productivity Level
MO
Magneto-Optical
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
MOC
Metrication Operating Committee
MOCNESS
Multiple Opening/Closing Nets - Environmental Sampling Systems
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
MODIS-N
MODIS Non-tilting version
MODIS-T
MODIS with Tilting view angle
MOM
Modular Ocean Model
MOODS
Master Oceanographic Observation Data Set
MOP
(Univ of Hawaii) Marine Option Program
MOPS
Monitoring of Porpoise Stocks
MOR
Monthly Operating Review
MOS
Modular Optical Scanner
MOSS
Market Oriented Sector Selective
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MOUs
Memoranda of Understanding
MP
Management Plan
MPC
Marine Prediction Center
MPEDA
(India) Marine Products Export Development Authority
MPL
Marine Physical Laboratory
MPL
Maxinum Permissible Levels
MPP
Massively Parallel Processor
MPPRCA
Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act (of 1987)
MPRSA
Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (of 1972)
MR
Mobility Required
MRC
Marine Review Commission
MRF
Marine Recreational Fisheries
MRFC
Marine Recreational Fisheries Committee
MRFSS
Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey
MRI
Minority Research Initiation
MRPC
Marine Resources and Products Council
MRRI
Marine Resources Research Institute
MRT
Management Review Plan
MSA
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MSC
Major Subordinate Command
MSC
Maritime Safety Committee
MSC
Management Service Center (HQ Office)
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MSEA
Management Systems Evaluation Area
MSFC
Marshall Space Flight Center
MSL
Marine Science Laboratory
MSP
Maximum Spawning Potential
MSPB
Merit System Protection Board
MSR
Monthly Status Review
MSS
Multispectral Scanner
MSSP
Model Seafood Surveillance Project
MSVP
Multispecies Virtual Population Analysis
MSY
Maximum Sustainable Yield
mt
Metric Ton
mtDNA
Mitochondrial DNA
MTPE
Mission to Planet Earth
MTR
Modulator/Transmitter/Receiver
MTRP
Marine Turtle Research Program
MTS
Marine Technology Society
MVP
Minimum Viable Population