How to Use nearshore in a Sentence

nearshore

adjective
  • Louisiana's share of money must be used for restoration projects, with most aimed at wetlands and other coastal and nearshore habitats.
    — Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 2017-07-03
  • Divers typically harvest conch by hand, preferably in nearshore waters from a small boat and without gear any more sophisticated than a mask, snorkel and flippers.
    — Patrick Whittle, Orlando Sentinel, 2023-04-06
  • At the same time, a river system is often the primary source of sediments, which define and build the nearshore habitat, and nutrients and wood, which support life.
    — National Geographic, 2016-06-02
  • Although not typically viewed in the same vein as wolves, tigers and leopards, sea otters are an apex predator of the nearshore marine ecosystem—the narrow band between terrestrial and oceanic habitat.
    — Smithsonian, 2017-04-21
  • The supplier has also struck partnerships with textile mills to add verticality to its nearshore facilities and grow capacity.
    — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 2024-06-27
  • That’s a substantial range encompassing everyone from freelancers to high-level developers, specialized enterprise consultancies and includes both nearshore and offshore developers.
    — Jiang Li, Forbes, 2023-02-23
  • Initiated in 2009, the study was originally motivated by a fatal boat collision two years earlier in the waters north of San Francisco, and the need to make nearshore ship locations a bit more predictable.
    — Nadia Drake, WIRED, 2013-05-31
  • Curious, Downs, who is the executive director of Haereticus Environmental Laboratory, flew down with a team of researchers to investigate the nearshore habitat.
    — Kari Molvar, Vogue, 2018-08-14

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