| English | Italian |
| access to the sea | accesso al mare |
| accidental discharge of oil into the sea | versamento accidentale di oli minerali in mare |
| accidental discharge of oil into the sea | scarico accidentale di oli minerali in mare |
| accidental release of oil into the sea | versamento accidentale di oli minerali in mare |
| accidental release of oil into the sea | scarico accidentale di oli minerali in mare |
| accidental spillage of oil at sea | versamento accidentale di oli minerali in mare |
| accidental spillage of oil at sea | scarico accidentale di oli minerali in mare |
| Adriatic Sea Environmental Master Plan | Piano generale ambientale del Mare Adriatico |
| Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution caused by Discharge at sea of Hydrocarbons and other Dangerous Substances | comitato consultivo in materia di controllo e di riduzione dell'inquinamento marino da idrocarburi e da altre sostanze pericolose |
| Advisory Committee on the control and reduction of pollution caused by oil and other harmful substances discharged at sea | Comitato consultivo in materia di controllo e di riduzione dell'inquinamento marino da idrocarburi e da altre sostanze pericolose |
| Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution caused by the Discharge of Hydrocarbons and other Dangerous Substances at Sea | comitato consultivo in materia di controllo e di riduzione dell'inquinamento marino da idrocarburi e da altre sostanze pericolose |
| Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Seas | Organismo per la tutela dei mari |
| Agreement for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances | Accordo concernente la cooperazione in materia di lotta contro l'inquinamento del Mare del Nord causato dagli idrocarburi e da altre sostanze pericolose |
| Agreement for Cooperation in Dealing with Pollution of the North Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances | Accordo di Bonn |
| Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea | Accordo sulla protezione delle foche nel Waddenzee |
| Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas | Accordo sulla conservazione dei piccoli cetacei del Mar Baltico e del Mare del Nord |
| Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas | Accordo sulla conservazione dei piccoli cetacei del Mar Baltico e del Mare del Nord |
| Baltic Sea Joint Comprehensive Environmental Action Programme | Programma comune d'azione ambientale globale per il Mar Baltico |
| Baltic Sea Joint Comprehensive Environmental Action Programme | Programma d'azione comune, in materia ambientale, dei Paesi costieri del Mar Baltico |
| Baltic Sea Strategy | strategia per il Mar Baltico |
| Baltic Sea Strategy | strategia dell'UE per la regione del Mar Baltico |
| Black Sea No definition needed | Mar Nero |
| Black Sea Commission | Commissione del Mar Nero |
| Black Sea Commission | Commissione di Istanbul |
| Black Sea Commission | Commissione per la protezione del Mar Nero contro l'inquinamento |
| Black Sea environment impact assessment | valutazione dell'impatto ambientale nel Mar Nero |
| Black Sea Environmental Partnership | partenariato ambientale nel Mar Nero |
| Black Sea Environmental Programme | programma ambientale del Mar Nero |
| Black Sea Ministerial Conference | conferenza ministeriale sul Mar Nero |
| Black Sea Strategic Action Plan | piano d'azione strategico per il Mar Nero |
| Californian sea lion | otaria della California (Zalophus californianus) |
| Californian sea otter | lontra di mare meridionale (Enhydra lutris nereis) |
| Caspian Sea No definition needed | Mar Caspio |
| Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution | Commissione per la protezione del Mar Nero contro l'inquinamento |
| Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution | Commissione di Istanbul |
| Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution | Commissione del Mar Nero |
| Community action to protect the environment in the coastal areas and coastal waters of the Irish Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea and North-East Atlantic Ocean | azione comunitaria per la protezione dell'ambiente delle zone costiere e delle acque costiere del Mare d'Irlanda, del Mare del Nord, del Mar Baltico e della parte nord-est dell'Oceano Atlantico |
| Community action to protect the environment in the coastal areas and coastal waters of the Irish Sea, North Sea, English Channel, Baltic Sea and Northeast Atlantic Ocean | Azione per la protezione dell'ambiente delle zone costiere e delle acque costie re del Mare d'Irlanda, del Mare del Nord, del Mar Baltico e della parte nord- est dell'Oceano Atlantico |
| Conference of Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins | Conferenza dei bacini del Mediterraneo e del mar Nero |
| Conference on the North Sea | conferenza sul Mare del Nord |
| Convention for the protection of the Baltic Sea | convenzione di Helsinki |
| Convention for the protection of the Baltic Sea | Convenzione sulla protezione dell'ambiente marino nella zona del mar Baltico |
| Convention for the protection of the Baltic Sea | convenzione sull'ambiente marino dell'area del Mar Baltico |
| Convention for the protection of the Baltic Sea | convenzione sulla protezione dell'ambiente marino della zona del Mar Baltico |
| Convention for the protection of the Baltic Sea | Convenzione di Helsinki per la protezione del mar Baltico |
| Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution | Convenzione sulla protezione dell'ambiente marino e del litorale del Mediterraneo |
| Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution | convenzione per la protezione del mare Mediterraneo contro l'inquinamento |
| Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution | convenzione di Barcellona |
| Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution | convenzione sulla protezione del mare Mediterraneo contro l'inquinamento |
| Convention on the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | Convenzione sulla protezione dell'ambiente marino nella zona del mar Baltico |
| Convention on the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | convenzione sull'ambiente marino dell'area del Mar Baltico |
| Convention on the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | convenzione di Helsinki |
| Convention on the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | Convenzione di Helsinki per la protezione del mar Baltico |
| Convention on the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | convenzione sulla protezione dell'ambiente marino della zona del Mar Baltico |
| Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution | convenzione di Bucarest |
| Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution | Convenzione sulla protezione del Mar Nero contro l'inquinamento |
| Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution | convenzione per la protezione del Mar Nero dall'inquinamento |
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, 1992 | Convenzione sulla protezione dell'ambiente marino della zona del Mar Baltico - 1992 |
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | convenzione sulla protezione dell'ambiente marino della zona del Mar Baltico |
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | Convenzione sulla protezione dell'ambiente marino nella zona del mar Baltico |
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | convenzione di Helsinki |
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | convenzione sull'ambiente marino dell'area del Mar Baltico |
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | Convenzione di Helsinki per la protezione del mar Baltico |
| Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | Convenzione di Helsinki |
| Convention on the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution | convenzione di Barcellona |
| Convention on the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution | convenzione per la protezione del mare Mediterraneo contro l'inquinamento |
| Convention on the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution | convenzione sulla protezione del mare Mediterraneo contro l'inquinamento |
| Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone | Convenzione sul mare territoriale e la zona contigua |
| deep sea | zona oceanica |
| deep sea Region of open ocean beyond the continental shelf | zona oceanica |
| deep sea deposit | giacimento in mare profondo |
| deep-sea disposal The disposal of solid waste or sludge by carrying the wastes out to sea, usually in a barge, and dumping into deep water | affondamento di rifiuti in mare |
| deep-sea disposal | affondamento di rifiuti in mare |
| deep sea fishing Fishing in the deepest parts of the sea | pesca d'alto mare |
| deep sea mining The most valuable of the marine mineral resources is petroleum. About 15% of the world's oil is produced offshore, and extraction capabilities are advancing. One of the largest environmental impacts of deep sea mining are discharged sediment plumes which disperse with ocean currents and thus may negatively influence the marine ecosystem. Coal deposits known as extensions of land deposits , are mined under the sea floor in Japan and England | attività mineraria in mare profondo |
| dependent sea | mare secondario |
| desalination of sea and brackish water | dissalazione dell'acqua di mare e delle acque salmastre |
| Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area | conferenza diplomatica sulla protezione dell'ambiente marino della regione del Mar Baltico |
| discharge of waste into the sea | scarico di rifiuti in mare |
| disposal at sea | scarico in mare |
| disposal at sea | smaltimento nel mare |
| disposal at sea | eliminazione in mare |
| EEC Task Force dealing with accidental pollution at sea | Task force comunitaria in materia di lotta contro l'inquinamento marino accidentale |
| energy from the sea | energia dei mari |
| EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region | strategia dell'UE per la regione del Mar Baltico |
| EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region | strategia per il Mar Baltico |
| eutrophication of coastal seas | eutrofizzazione delle zone marittime costiere |
| Gdansk Convention on Fishing and Conservation of Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts | Convenzione di Danzica sulla pesca e sulla conservazione delle risorse biologiche del mar Baltico e dei Belts |
| grey sea eagle | aquila di mare (Haliaeetus albicilla) |
| incineration at sea | incenerimento in mare |
| International Conference on the Protection of the North Sea | Conferenza internazionale sulla protezione del Mare del Nord |
| International Conference on the Protection of the North Sea | conferenza internazionale per la protezione del Mare del Nord |
| International Conference on the Protection of the North Sea | conferenza internazionale sulla protezione del Mare del Nord |
| International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties | Convenzione internazionale sull'intervento in alto mare in caso di sinistri che causino o possano causare l'inquinamento da idrocarburi |
| Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtle | organizzazione per la protezione delle tartarughe marine del Mediterraneo |
| Mediterranean Sea The largest inland sea between Europe, Africa and Asia, linked to the Atlantic Ocean at its western end by the Strait of Gibraltar, including the Tyrrhenian, Adriatic, Aegean and Ionian seas, and major islands such as Sicily, Sardina, Corsica, Crete, Malta and Cyprus | Mar Mediterraneo |
| Mediterranean Sea | Mar Mediterraneo (Mare Mediterraneum, Mare Nostrum) |
| Ministerial Declaration of the International Conference on the Protection of the North Sea Esbjerg, 1995 | dichiarazione ministeriale di Esbjerg |
| Ministerial Declaration of the International Conference on the Protection of the North Sea Esbjerg, 1995 | dichiarazione ministeriale della conferenza internazionale sulla protezione del Mare del Nord |
| Monaco Agreement on the conservation of Cetaceans in the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic | Accordo del Principato di Monaco sulla difesa dei cetacei del Mar Nero, del Mediterraneo e dell'adiacente zona atlantica |
| North Sea Conference | Conferenza internazionale sulla protezione del Mare del Nord |
| North Sea Conference | conferenza sul Mare del Nord |
| oils and other fat products from sea-dwelling mammals | materie grasse, oli e grassi derivati da mammiferi marini |
| open sea The high seas lying outside the exclusive economic zones of states. All states have equal rights to navigate, to overfly, to lay submarine cables, to construct artificial islands, to fish, and to conduct scientific research within the high seas | alto mare |
| open sea and tidal areas | acque marine e ambienti a marea |
| open sea fishing Fishing in the deepest parts of the sea | pesca d'altura |
| Organisation for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Turtles | organizzazione per la protezione delle tartarughe marine del Mediterraneo |
| Protocol concerning Cooperation in Combating Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Oil and Other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency | Protocollo relativo alla collaborazione in materia di lotta contro l'inquinamento del Mare Mediterraneo provocato dagli idrocarburi e altre sostanze nocive in caso di situazione critica |
| Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities | Protocollo relativo alla protezione del mar Mediterraneo contro l'inquinamento proveniente da fonti ed attività terrestri |
| Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution Resulting from Exploration and Exploitation of the Continental Shelf and the Seabed and its Subsoil | Protocollo sulla protezione del Mare Mediterraneo dall'inquinamento derivante dall'esplorazione e dallo sfruttamento della piattaforma continentale, del fondo marino e del suo sottosuolo |
| Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal | Protocollo sulla prevenzione dell'inquinamento del Mare Mediterraneo causato dai movimenti transfrontalieri di rifiuti pericolosi e dal loro smaltimento |
| Protocol relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Pollution by Substances other than Oil | Protocollo sull'intervento in alto mare in caso di inquinamento causato da sostanze diverse dagli idrocarburi |
| radioactive waste sea dumping | affondamento di rifiuti radioattivi in mare |
| Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea | Centro regionale di coordinamento e controllo per la prevenzione e la lotta all'inquinamento nel Mediterraneo |
| regional marine pollution emergency response centre for the Mediterranean Sea | centro regionale di pronto intervento nel campo dell'inquinamento marino nel mare Mediterraneo |
| research project on the eutrophication of the southern North Sea | progetto Phaeocystis |
| research project on the eutrophication of the southern North Sea | progetto di ricerca sull'eutrofizzazione della parte meridionale del Mare del Nord |
| rising sea level Sea level rises are a possible consequence of global warming. As the amount of free water in the ocean increases, and as the water becomes warmer, global warming will increase. In addition, according to theory, the heating at the poles may reduce the amount of water trapped in glaciers and ice caps. By the year 3000, the seas could rise between one and two metres. Such an event would clearly threaten low-lying areas, particularly in Asia, where million of people live and farm on river deltas and flood plains | innalzamento del livello del mare (idrologia) |
| rising sea level | innalzamento del livello del mare (idrologia |
| sea bed The bottom of the ocean. Also known as sea floor; sea bottom. The ocean floor is defined as the near-horizontal surface of the ocean basin | fondo del mare |
| sea bed | fondo del mare |
| sea bed exploitation Marine mineral resources extend far beyond those presently exploited; minerals are derived from two separate types of marine sources: from sedimentary deposits underlying the continental shelves and from inshore deposits on the surface of the continental shelves. By far the most valuable of the mineral resources exploited from marine environments is petroleum. Offshore placer deposits on the surface of the continental shelves yield gold, platinum, and tin. On the floors of the world's oceans manganese nodules are found as a result of pelagic sedimentation or precipitation; they are small, irregular, black to brown, friable, laminated concretionary masses consisting primarily of manganese salts and manganese-oxide minerals | sfruttamento del fondo marino |
| sea-bed insertion | seppellimento nel sottosuolo marino |
| sea bed mining The activity or processes involving the extraction of mineral deposits from the surface, or below the surface, of the ocean floor | attività mineraria sul fondo marino |
| sea bed mining | attività mineraria sul fondo marino |
| sea bird affected by oil | uccello marico colpito dagli idrocarburi |
| sea cat | lontra marina (Lontra felina) |
| sea circulation Large-scale horizontal water motion within an ocean. The way energy from the sun, stored in the sea, is transported around the world. The currents explain, for example, why the UK has ice-free ports in winter, while St. Petersburg, at the same latitude as the Shetland Islands, needs ice breakers. Evidence is growing that the world's ocean circulation was very different during the last ice age and has changed several times in the distant past, with dramatic effects on climate. The oceans are vital as storehouses, as they absorb more than half the sun's heat reaching the earth. This heat, which is primarily absorbed near the equator is carried around the world and released elsewhere, creating currents which last up to 1.000 years. As the Earth rotates and the wind acts upon the surface, currents carry warm tropical water to the cooler parts of the world. The strength and direction of the currents are affected by landmasses, bottlenecks through narrow straits, and even the shape of the sea-bed. When the warm water reaches polar regions its heat evaporates into the atmosphere, reducing its temperature and increasing its density. When sea-water freezes it leaves salt behind in the unfrozen water and this cold water sinks into the ocean and begins to flow back to the tropics. Eventually it is heated and begins the cycle all over again | circolazione del mare |
| sea cow | dugongo (Dugong dugon) |
| sea cows | sirenidi (Sirenia) |
| sea disposal | eliminazione in mare |
| sea disposal | scarico in mare |
| sea disposal | smaltimento nel mare |
| sea dumping of radioactive waste | immersione in mare di rifiuti radioattivi |
| sea dune | duna marittima |
| sea dunes on Atlantic shores | duna marittima delle coste atlantiche |
| sea grass bed Seaweeds communities formed by green, brown and red macroscopic algae and by sea phanerogams such as Posidonia oceanica and Zostera noltii, etc. | prateria marina |
| sea grass bed | prateria marina |
| sea level The level of the surface of the ocean; especially, the mean level halfway between high and low tide, used as a standard in reckoning land elevation or sea depths | livello del mare |
| sea level rise Sea-level rises are a possible consequence of global warming. As the amount of free water in the oceans increases, and as the water becomes warmer, global warming will increase. In addition, according to theory, the heating at the poles may reduce the amount of water trapped in glaciers and ice caps | innalzamento del livello del mare (effetto) |
| sea level rise | innalzamento del livello del mare (effetto |
| sea outfall | scarico in mare |
| sea outfall The point, location or structure where effluent discharges into a body of marine waters such as a sea, ocean, etc. | scarico in mare |
| sea outfall | sbocco di acque luride in mare |
| sea outfall | uscita marina |
| SEA Protocol | Protocollo sulla valutazione ambientale strategica alla convenzione sulla valutazione dell'impatto ambientale in un contesto transfrontaliero |
| sea resource | risorse marine |
| sea resource Marine resources include food, energy and minerals | risorse marine |
| sea turtle | tartaruga marina (Cheloniidae spp.) |
| sea turtle | tartaruga di mare (Cheloniidae spp.) |
| sea turtles | tartarughe di mare (Cheloniidae) |
| sea-urchin cactus | cactus riccio di mare (Astrophytum asterias) |
| sea water Aqueous solution of salts in more or less constant ratio, whose composition depends on several factors among which predominate living organisms, detrital sedimentation and the related chemical reactions. Sea-water accounts for more than 98% of the mass of the hydrosphere and covers just over 70% of the globe. Because of the composition and stability of the oceans, and the way they are controlled, they are of great importance to the climate, and great attention has been given to studying the effects of pollution. Man's activities are believed to be accelerating the change in the composition of sea-water | acqua di mare |
| sea water desalination Removing salt from ocean or brackish water | desalinazione dell'acqua di mare |
| sea water protection | protezione delle acque marine |
| sea water to be used for bathing | acqua di mare per la balneazione |
| sea water to be used for bathing | acqua di mare destinata ai bagni |
| sea wave A moving ridge or swell of water occurring close to the surface of the sea, characterized by oscillating and rising and falling movements, often as a result of the frictional drag of the wind | onde marine |
| sea wave | onde marine |
| seismic sea wave A large seismically generated sea wave which is capable of considerable destruction in certain coastal areas, especially where submarine earthquakes occur. Although in the open ocean the wave height may be less than one meter it steepens to hights of 15 metres or more on entering shallow coastal water. The wavelength in the open ocean is of the order of 100 to 150 km and the rate of travel of a seismic sea wave is between 640 and 960 km/h | onda marina di origine sismica |
| seismic sea wave | onda marina di origine sismica |
| shrinking of the Aral Sea | prosciugamento del Lago d'Aral |
| solar sea water desalination | dissalazione per via solare dell'acqua di mare |
| Southern sea otter | lontra di mare meridionale (Enhydra lutris nereis) |
| Specific action to protect the environment in coastal areas and coastal waters of the Irish Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea and North-East Atlantic Ocean | azione per la protezione dell'ambiente delle zone costiere e delle acque costiere del Mare d'Irlanda, del Mare del Nord, del Mar Baltico e della parte nord-est dell'Oceano Atlantico |
| Specific action to protect the environment in the coastal areas and coastal waters of the Irish Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea and North-East Atlantic Ocean Nor th S ea special programme of action | Azione per la protezione dell'ambiente delle zone costiere e delle acque costiere del Mare d'Irlanda,del Mare del Nord,del Mar Baltico e della parte nord-est dell'Oceano Atlantico |
| submerged or partially submerged sea cave | grotta marina sommersa o semisommersa |
| the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the conservation and management of straddling stocks fish which are found both inside and outside exclusive economic zones and highly migratory fish stocks | convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sul diritto del mare del 10 dicembre 1982 relative alla conservazione e alla gestione degli stock ittici transzonali e degli stock ittici altamente migratori |
| thermal sea power The concept of utilizing the temperature differences of 20°C or more that occur between the surface of an ocean and its depths to achieve a continuous supply of power; this temperature difference may be found in the tropical regions of the world. Various small plants have been constructed to demonstrate the principle | energia termica marina |
| thermal sea power | energia termica marina |
| variability of exchanges in the Northern seas | variabilità di scambi nei mari del nord |
| Wadden Sea The Wadden sea is a shallow sea extending along the North Sea coasts of The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. It is a highly dynamic ecosystem with tidal channels, sands, mud flats, salt marshes, beaches, dunes, river mouths and a transition zone to the North Sea, the offshore zone. Most parts of the Wadden Sea, in particular in The Netherlands and Lower Saxony, are sheltered by barrier islands and contain smaller or wider areas of intertidal flats. The present form of the Wadden Sea is the result of both natural forces and action by man. Twice a day, on average, 15 km3 of sea water enter the Wadden sea. With the water from the North Sea, large amount of sand and silt are imported which settle in places with little water movement. During low tides large parts of the Wadden Sea emerge. These so-called tidal flats cover about 2/3 of the tidal area and are one of its most characteristic features. Nowhere in the world can such a large unbroken stretch of tidal flats be found. They accountfor 60% of all tidal areas in Europe and North Africa | mare di Wadden |
| Wadden Sea | mare di Wadden |
| waste sea dumping operation | operazione di affondamento di rifiuti in mare |
