B

BBC

Big Bubble Curtain, a type of technical noise abatement system.

BLANO

Federal Länder Working Committee on the North and Baltic Seas.

BSH

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie.


C

CBBCHSD

Combined Big Bubble Curtain and Hydro-Sound-Damper, a type of technical noise abatement system.

CBBCIHC

Combined Big Bubble Curtain and Noise Mitigation Screen, a type of technical noise abatement system.


D

DBBC

Double Big Bubble Curtain, a type of technical noise abatement system.


E

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone.

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment.


H

HELCOM

Helsinki Commission: Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission.

HSD

Hydro-Sound-Damper, a type of technical noise abatement system.


I

ICES

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.

IHC-NMS

Noise Mitigation Screen, a type of technical noise abatement system.


L

LAWA

Joint Working Group of the Federal Government and the Länder on Water.


M

MarinEARS

Marine Explorer and Registry of Sound.

MSFD

EU - Marine Strategy Framework Directive.


N

NMS

Noise mitigation system, technical system for the purpose of noise abatement.


O

OSPAR Commission

Commission for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic.

OWF

Offshore wind farm.


S

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment.


U

UXO

Unexploded ordnance.