| Chinese | English |
| 美国加利福尼亚州南海岸空气质量管制区 | South Coast Air Quality Management District |
| 海岸 | seashore The zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the low water-line to where there is marked change in material or physiographic form or to the line of permanent vegetation (松散物质的地区，从低水位向在物质或地形学的上有很大变化的地区或永久的植物线扩展。) |
| 海岸 | coast A line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water (陆地与海洋或其他大片水域的交界线或者区域。) |
| 海岸侵蚀 | coastal erosion The gradual wearing away of material from a coast by the action of sea water (在海水的作用下，海岸物质的逐渐流失。) |
| 海岸地带原油泄漏 | coastal zone oil spill |
| 海岸污染 | coastal pollution The presence, release or introduction of polluting substances in or onto the seashore or the land near it (污染物存在、释出或注入海岸或沿海土地的现象。) |
| 海岸管理 | coastal management Measures by way of planning, prior approval of works, prohibition of some activities, physical structures, and restoration efforts to protect the coastline against the ravages of nature and haphazard and unplanned developments (通过规划、预先批准作业、禁止某些活动、物理结构和复原措施等方式以保护海岸线免受自然、偶发性及无计划开发的破坏。) |
| 海岸线清洁评估小组 | shoreline cleanup assessment team |
| 海岸防卫队 | coastguard A maritime force which aids shipping, saves lives at sea, prevents smuggling, etc. It also responds to emergencies involving oil spills and other discharges at sea and takes the lead in enforcing the law, including assessing penalties for environmental violations (其任务为帮助运输、海上救援、防止走私等。也包括应对紧急事故，如海上漏油及其他污染物的排放，以及主导执法，包括评估环境破坏的罚责。) |
| 海岸防护 | coast protection A form of environmental management designed to allay the progressive degradation of the land by coastal erosion processes. Sea defence works can be undertaken to protect the land from erosion and encroachment by the sea and against flooding. These involve engineering solutions such as groynes, sea walls, bulkheads, revetments and breakwaters (环境管理的一种形式，目的是减轻海岸侵蚀过程中土地的进步退化。进行海洋防护工作，可以用来保护土地不受大海侵蚀以及抵抗洪水。包括工程解决方法，例如防波堤、海堤、隔离壁、护岸墙和防波板。) |
| 海岸防污染联合公司 | Coastal Anti-pollution League Ltd. |
