has quality new ice shuga envoPolar http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-4655 New ice, which is spongy, lumpy and opaque, and forms from water which freezes in an agitated water body. These new ice classes refer to both marine water and fresh water ice. If using this term for annotation, use it in conjunction with another envo term to express whether the ice is in a marine, freshwater, or other system. opaque