(DoD) The oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, and other major water bodies, including their surface interface and interaction, with the atmosphere and with the land seaward of the mean high water mark.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). marine environment. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/marine_environment/definitions/1962659 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "marine environment" http://smartdefine.org/marine_environment/definitions/1962659 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | Military Dictionary (DoD) 2011, marine environment, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/marine_environment/definitions/1962659>. |
| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "marine environment" 4 April 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/marine_environment/definitions/1962659> |