Of the shallow regions of a lake or ocean that border the land The term is also used to identify the biota that inhabit the water along the shore of a lake or ocean ADVANCE \x 540
The relatively shallow waters over the continental shelf, are generally higher in nutrients than oceanic waters Non-point sources: are diffuse discharges of wastewater that cannot be traced to a specific location
The coastal sea from the low tide line to a depth of 100 fathoms, generally waters of the continental shelf