In military and naval warfare, littoral warfare is operations in and around the littoral zone, within a certain distance of shore, including surveillance, mine-clearing and support for landing operati
RHIB deployed from a US Navy destroyer operating in a littoral area
The littoral zone, also called litoral or nearshore, is the part of an ocean, sea, lake, or river, that is close to the shore. It provides extensive and productive habitats around the world, adjacent
Littoral warfare
…In military and naval warfare, littoral warfare is operations in and around the littoral zone, within a certain distance of shore, including surveillance, mine-clearing and support for landing operations and other types of combat shifting from…
Different disciplines and agencies divide the littoral zone into different subregions, according to how they want to view the zone.
Littoral combat ship USS Independence, specialized for littoral warfare in shallow coastal waters
The littoral zone of an ocean is the area close to the shore and extending out to the edge of the continental shelf.
The intertidal zone of a beach is also part of the littoral zone.