inshore
Close to shore
Inshore means close to the shore, as opposed to out at sea.
Inshore waters are shallow coastal areas.
Inshore fishing happens near land rather than in the open ocean.
The word works as both adjective and adverb: inshore currents, The boat moved inshore as the storm approached.
Sandy waterside margin
- tidelandPeriodically submerged coast
- coveSheltered coastal indentation
- bayPartially enclosed water
- bightCurved coastal indentation
headland · promontory · cliff · peninsula · dunes · sandbar · littoral · breakwater
Tidal mixing zone
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
- kelpLarge brown marine algae
tidal · wetland · lagoon · reef · nursery · ecosystem · brackish · intertidal
Net-dragging fishing method
- nettingInterlaced open fabric
- crabbingPursuit of crabs
- lobsteringHarvesting marine crustaceans commercially
- gillnetMesh that snares by gills
beach
Sandy waterside margin
bight · headland · promontory · cliff · peninsula · dunes · sandbar · littoral · breakwater · jetty
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- saltmarshCoastal wetland with brackish water
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
kelp · tidal · wetland · lagoon · reef · nursery · ecosystem · brackish · intertidal · mudflat
trawling
Net-dragging fishing method
- nettingInterlaced open fabric
- crabbingPursuit of crabs
- lobsteringHarvesting marine crustaceans commercially
gillnet · seine · trap · catch · haul · boat · skiff · dory · charter · commercial
channel
Passage for transmission
chart · depth · sounding · shoal · hazard · current · tide · piloting · passage · fairway
- Coast Guardlighthouse, gunboat, Coastie, buoys, coast guard
- nautical directionsport, starboard, bow, stern, fore
- fishing spotsfishing spot, fishing hole, fishing pier, fishing dock, fishing grounds
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed