海洋に関するさまざまな区分、例えば地理学的、生物生態学的、海洋学的(海水特性など)な特性によって、
あるいは法的･行政的に区分される。

和英編

a-engan亜沿岸[帯]: → 亜沿岸(帯)の infralittoral; sublittoral; elittoral.
a-hokkyoku亜北極: → 亜北極中層水 Subarctic Intermediate Water.
akyoku-sui亜極水: Subpolar Water／亜極中層水 Subpolar Intermediate Water.
[参考]intermediate: adj.中間の、中間にある(起こる).
a-nankyoku亜南極: → 亜南極中層水Subantarctic Intermediate Water.
a-nettai亜熱帯: → 亜熱帯次表層水 Subtropical Subsurface Water／亜熱帯水域subtropical waters.
a-senkai亜浅海: → 亜浅海の subneritic.
a-shinkai亜深海: → 亜深海のhemibathyal [参考]hemi-: halfを意味する連結形、例えばhemicycle(半円、半円形=semicircle).
a-you亜洋: → 亜洋性の hemipelagic [参考]下洋層 infrapelagic zone.
choujoutai潮上帯: supralittoral zone; littoral fringe; supralittoral fringe.
choukaitai潮間帯: mediolittoral zone; eulittoral zone; midlittoral zone.
choukatai潮下帯: infralittoral zone; sublittoral zone.
choushinkai超深海: → 超深海層 hadopelagic zone／超深海底帯 ultraabyssal zone; hadal zone.
chuudansou中暖層: mesothermal layer; intermediate warm layer.
chuudansui中暖水: mesothermal water; intermediate warm water.
chuureisou中冷層: intercooled layer; intermediate cold layer.
chuureisui中冷水: dichothermal water; intermediate cold water.
chuu-shinkai中深海: → 中深海底の[底生生物の]archibenthic; mesobenthic.
chuusou-sui中層水: intermediate water.
chuuyou-sou中洋層: mesopelagic zone／下洋層 infrapelagic zone／上洋層 epipelagic zone.
danretsu-tai[海底の]断裂帯: fracture zone.
dansui-kai暖水塊: warm-water mass(→ 寒水塊) [参照]中暖水、中暖層.
engan沿岸: → adj.沿岸[帯]の coastal; littoral; neritic; near-shore; in-shore／沿岸域[生物分布の]coastal region; neritic region／沿岸域 coastal zone／沿岸水coastal water／沿岸水域 coastal waters.
ensui塩水; 海水; 海: salt water／adj.塩水の; 海水の; 海の、海水中に住む(cf. fresh-water) salt-water／海水魚a salt-water fish.
en'you遠洋: → adj.遠洋のpelagic／adj.遠洋表層の epipelagic [参考]epi-: upon, on, over, near, before, at, afterを意味する連結形[母音及びｈの前ではep-を用いる.
gaiyou外洋: → 外洋水 oceanic water／adj.外洋の oceanic; marine.
hakukousou薄光層(はくこうそう、はっこうそう): disphotic zone.
hyousou表層: surface layer／表層[生物分布の]superficial zone／表層水surface layer water.
isonami-tai磯波帯(いそなみたい)[生物分布の]: surf zone.
jihyou-sui次表水: subsurface water.
joubu-zen-shinkaitei-tai上部漸深海底帯: upper bathyal zone／下部漸深海底帯 lower bathyal zone.
jouyousou上洋層: epipelagic zone [参考]下洋層 infrapelagic zone、中洋層 mesopelagic zone.
jukou-sou受光層(=有光層): euphotic zone.
kabu-zen-shinkaitei-tai下部漸深海底帯: lower bathyal zone／上部漸深海底帯 upper bathyal zone.
kaisui海水: sea water.
kaisuitai海水体: a body of sea water.
kansui鹹水(かんすい): blakish water.
kansuikai寒水塊: cold-water mass(→ 暖水塊).
kantai寒帯: → 極水域 polar waters.
kayousou下洋層: infrapelagic zone [参考]上洋層 epipelagic zone／中洋層 mesopelagic zone.
kinkai近海: adjacent waters; adjacent sea.
kinteisou近底層: → adj.近底層性の demersal.
kouon恒温; 恒温海水の層: homotherm.
kyoku極: → 極底層水 polar bottom water／極水域 polar waters.
kyoukaisou境界層: boundary layer.
mukousou無光層: aphotic zone [参考]a-: [pref.]｢not｣、｢withou｣の意。例えば、amoral(adj.道徳性のない)、asexual(adj.[生]無性の、性別のない、生殖器官をもたない).
mu-seibutsu-tai無生物帯: azoic zone.
nankyoku-chuusou-sui南極中層水: Antarctic Intermediate Water.
nankyoku-teisou-sui南極底層水: Antarctic Bottom Water.
nettai熱帯: → 熱帯水域tropical waters／熱帯表層水 tropical surface water.
okiai沖合: offshore.
onsui温水: → 温水性の、暖水性のwarm-water／暖水塊warm-water mass.
ontai温帯: → 温帯水域 temperate waters.
reisui冷水: cold water／冷水性の cold-water／寒水塊cold-water mass.
shibuki-tai飛沫帯(しぶきたい): spray zone; splash zone.
shinkai深海: deep-sea; abyss／adj.深海の deep-sea; abyssal.
shinkai-sanran-sou深海散乱層: deep scattering layer[略: DSL].
shinkai-sou深海層: abyssopelagic zone.
shinkaitei深海底: → adj.深海底の abyssal-benthic; abyssal-benthal／深海底帯abyssal zone／[国際海洋法]国際海底区域international sea-bed area.
shinsei-hyousou真性表層: → adj.真性表層の eupelagic [参考]eu-: ｢good｣、 ｢well｣の意味.
shinsou深層: deep layer／深層水deep water.
shizumikomi-tai[地殻プレート(tectonic plate)の]沈み込み帯: subduction zone／沈み込み境界域subduction boundary zone／vt.[地][地殻プレートが]他の地殻プレートに沈み込む(もぐり込む)、サブダクション･沈み込み(subduction)を起こす.
shosei-hyousou所生(しょせい)表層: → adj.所生表層のautopelagic.
shuuen-teitai周縁底帯: → 漸(ぜん)沿岸帯.
shuunankyoku-sui周南極水: Antarctic Circumpolar Water.
suichuu水柱(すいちゅう、みずばしら): a column of water [注]１本の柱のように、水が高く立ち上ること.
suii-tai[生]推移帯[生物分布の]: ecotone.
suii-tai推移帯[底生界の]: transitional zone.
suikai水塊: water mass(→ 暖水塊、寒水塊).
suitai水体: a body of water／海水体 a body of sea water.
tansui淡水: fresh water／adj.淡水の; 淡水中に住む fresh-water.
teisou底層: bottom layer／底層水 bottom water.
yuukou-sou有光層: → [参照]受光層.
zen-engan-tai漸(ぜん)沿岸帯: circalittoral zone [参考]circa: [prep., adv.]およそ、...の頃.
zen-shinkai漸深海: → 漸深海層 bathypelagic zone／漸深海底層 bathyal zone.