What does 沿岸 mean?
沿岸 is a Japanese noun meaning “coast, shore” in English. It can also be translated as “coastal waters” depending on context. It is written as 沿岸 in kanji, えんがん in hiragana, and engan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
トロール漁船は沿岸の魚をとりつくしました。
Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.