https://pame.is/ourwork/ecosystem-approach-to-management-ea/large-marine-ecosystems/ PA Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Arctic LME Map PAME developed a working map delineating 17 Arctic Large Marine Ecosystems (Arctic LME's) in the marine waters of the Arctic and adjacent seas in 2006 The Arctic LMEs were subsequently adopted by Arctic Council. The adoption of the Arctic LMEs acknowledged related work in other forums, in which place-based assessments of the changing states of Arctic LMEs served as the framework for ecosystem-based management practices in the Arctic. The AMAP Oil and Gas Assessment used the 2006 LME map in their work for descriptive purposes to assess impacts of oil and gas activities in the Arctic. Further, the LME concept supports application of the ecosystem approach, EA, to managing human activities that has been promoted within the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and OSPAR contexts. In a consultative process including agencies of Arctic Council member states and other AC work groups, the Arctic LME map was revised during 2012. The revised boundaries of the 18 current LMEs were mapped by the Ecosystem Approach Expert Group (EA-EG) in a report of the consultative process that was subsequently accepted and adopted by the Arctic Council at the ministerial meeting in Kiruna in 2013. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HLC Tree (EW Levels) HLC-M HLC-X HLC-S REF-CODE DESCRIPTION Details 899 (9) 899|699 R9Q00 OD00 OD00 OD00 - MES ([large] Marine Eco-Systems) 899-8990 (9.0) 8990 R9Q90 OD90 OD90 OD90 - Epipelagic (sunlight) - Photic Zone surface (MSL) down to around 200 m 899-8990-8991 (9.1) 8991 R9Q91 OD91|[MR|LM|EW]00 OD91|[MR|LM|EW]00 OD91|[MR|LM|EW]00 - Neritic Epipelagic shoreline --> shelf edge (~200 m depth) 899-8990-8991-01 (9.1.1) 8971 R9EW1 EW71 EW71 EW71 - MES (Polar Seas) -01 is shortcut of -8971 899-8990-8991-10 (9.1.1.0) 8970 R9EW0 EW70 EW70 EW70 - MES (Polar - Arctic) -10 is shortcut of -8971-8970 899-8990-8991-10-7018 7018! R9E13 EW13 EW13 Central Arctic (LM64) 899-8990-8991-10-7028 7028! R9E14 EW14 EW14 Beaufort Sea (LM55) 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4A 9E4A R9E4A EW14a EW14a (a) The Alaskan Shelf (Western Sector) 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4A-9E4B 9E4B R9E4B EW14b EW14b 5.3 Shelf areas 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4A-9E4C 9E4C R9E4C EW14c EW14c 6.1 Colville and Sagavanirktok river deltas and estuaries 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4A-9E4D 9E4D R9E4D EW14d EW14d 6.2 Simpson Lagoon and Stefansson Sound 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4A-9E4E 9E4E R9E4E EW14e EW14e 6.3 Elson Lagoon and Dease Inlet 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F 9E4F R9E4F EW14f EW14f (f) The Mackenzie & Yukon Basin (Central Sector) 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4G 9E4G R9E4G EW14g EW14g 1.1 Polynya 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4H 9E4H R9E4H EW14h EW14h 1.3 Hornaday River 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4I 9E4I R9E4I EW14i EW14i 1.4 Horton River 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4J 9E4J R9E4J EW14j EW14j 3.1 Herlinvaux / Mackenzie Lake 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4K 9E4K R9E4K EW14k EW14k 3.2 Beluga Bay / Shallow Bay 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4L 9E4L R9E4L EW14l EW14l 3.3 Kugmallit Corridor 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4M 9E4M R9E4M EW14m EW14m 3.4 Mackenzie Trough 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4N 9E4N R9E4N EW14n EW14n 3.5 Mackenzie Shorelead 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4O 9E4O R9E4O EW14o EW14o 3.6 Beaufort Shelf Break 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4P 9E4P R9E4P EW14p EW14p 3.7 Husky Lakes 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4Q 9E4Q R9E4Q EW14q EW14q 3.8 Liverpool Bay 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4R 9E4R R9E4R EW14r EW14r 5.1 Herschel Island 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4F-9E4S 9E4S R9E4S EW14s EW14s 5.2 Yukon North Slope 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4T 9E4T R9E4T EW14t EW14t (t) The Banks & Victoria Island Gateway (Eastern Sector) 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4T-7056 7056! R9E4Z EW14z EW14z 4.1 Viscount Melville Sound 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4T-9E4U 9E4U R9E4U EW14u EW14u 1.2 Bank’s Island flaw lead 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4T-9E4V 9E4V R9E4V EW14v EW14v 1.5 De Salis Bay / Thesiger Bay 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4T-9E4W 9E4W R9E4W EW14w EW14w 2.1 Prince Albert Sound / Kagloryuak River 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4T-9E4X 9E4X R9E4X EW14x EW14x 2.2 Minto Inlet / Walker Bay 899-8990-8991-10-7028-9E4T-9E4Y 9E4Y R9E4Y EW14y EW14y 2.3 Lambert Channel 899-8990-8991-10-7035 7035! R9E17 EW17 EW17 Hudson Bay Complex (LM63) 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7A 9E7A R9E7A EW17a EW17a (a) Northern Sector (Foxe Basin & Arctic Connections) 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7A-9E7B 9E7B R9E7B EW17b EW17b 1.1 Fury and Hecla Strait 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7A-9E7C 9E7C R9E7C EW17c EW17c 1.2 Igloolik Island 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7A-9E7D 9E7D R9E7D EW17d EW17d 1.3 Rowley Island 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7A-9E7E 9E7E R9E7E EW17e EW17e 2.1 Repulse Bay / Frozen Strait 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7F 9E7F R9E7F EW17f EW17f (f) Central and Western Hudson Bay 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7F-9E7G 9E7G R9E7G EW17g EW17g 2.2 Southampton Island 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7F-9E7H 9E7H R9E7H EW17h EW17h 3.1 Western Hudson Bay coastline 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7F-9E7I 9E7I R9E7I EW17i EW17i 4.1 Southwestern Hudson Bay estuaries 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7J 9E7J R9E7J EW17j EW17j (j) Southern Sector (James Bay Region) 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7J-7052 7052! R9E7K EW17k EW17k 5.1 James Bay 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7L 9E7L R9E7L EW17l EW17l 6.1 Belcher Islands 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7L-7051 7051! R9E7Q EW17q EW17q 8.1 Ungava Bay 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7L-9E7M 9E7M R9E7M EW17m EW17m (m) Eastern Sector (Quebec Coast & Atlantic Connections) 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7L-9E7N 9E7N R9E7N EW17n EW17n 6.2 Eastern Hudson Bay coastline 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7L-9E7O 9E7O R9E7O EW17o EW17o 7.1 Western Hudson Strait 899-8990-8991-10-7035-9E7L-9E7P 9E7P R9E7P EW17p EW17p 7.2 Eastern Hudson Strait 899-8990-8991-10-7071 7071! R9E06 EW06 EW06 Kara Sea (GW01a,LM58) 899-8990-8991-10-7072 7072! R9E07 EW07 EW07 Laptev Sea (GW01a,LM57) 899-8990-8991-10-7073 7073! R9E08 EW08 EW08 East Siberian Sea (GW01a,LM56) 899-8990-8991-10-7074 7074! R9E12 EW12 EW12 Chukchi Sea (Northern Bering) (GW01a,LM54) 899-8990-8991-10-7082 7082! R9E05 EW05 EW05 Barents Sea (GW11,LM20) 899-8990-8991-10-7414 7414! R9E03 EW03 EW03 Greenland Sea (East) (GW15,LM19) 899-8990-8991-10-9L18 9L18 R9E16 EW16 EW16 Canadian Eastern Arctic - West Greenland (LM18) {7022N,6812W} 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-7029 7029! R9E6A EW16a EW16a Canadian Eastern Arctic (GW10,LM18a) 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-7059 7059! R9E6B EW16b EW16b West Greenland Shelf (GW16,LM18b) 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6C 9E6C R9E6C EW16c EW16c (c) Biological Hotspots (Polynyas & Sounds) 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6C-7011 7011! R9E6D EW16d EW16d 1.1 North Water Polynya (Pikialasorsuaq) 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6C-7068 7068! R9E6G EW16g EW16g 3.2 Cumberland Sound 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6C-9E6F 9E6F R9E6F EW16f EW16f 1.3 Eastern Jones Sound 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6H 9E6H R9E6H EW16h EW16h (h) Shallow Shelf & Coastal Habitats 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6H-9E6I 9E6I R9E6I EW16i EW16i 2.1 Baffin Island coastline 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6H-9E6J 9E6J R9E6J EW16j EW16j 4.1 Southern Baffin Bay 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6K 9E6K R9E6K EW16k EW16k (k) Deep Basin & Pelagic Zones 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6K-9E6L 9E6L R9E6L EW16l EW16l 1.4 Northern Baffin Bay 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6K-9E6M 9E6M R9E6M EW16m EW16m 2.2 Baffin Bay shelf break 899-8990-8991-10-9L18-9E6K-9E6N 9E6N R9E6N EW16n EW16n 3.1 HaLon Basin-Labrador Sea-Davis Strait 899-8990-8991-10-9L66 9L66 R9E15 EW15 EW15 Canadian High Arctic - North Greenland (LM66) {8042N,8032W} 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-7016 7016! R9E5A EW15a EW15a Canadian High Arctic (GW01d,LM66a) 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-7017 7017! R9E5B EW15b EW15b North Greenland Shelf (GW01b,LM66b) 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C 9E5C R9E5C EW15c EW15c (c) Archipelago Waterways 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-7030 7030! R9E5M EW15m EW15m 4.2 Gulf of Boothia 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-7033 7033! R9E5E EW15e EW15e 1.2 Queen Maud Gulf coastline 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-7054 7054! R9E5J EW15j EW15j 3.2 Lancaster Sound 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-9E5D 9E5D R9E5D EW15d EW15d 1.1 Bathurst Inlet 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-9E5F 9E5F R9E5F EW15f EW15f 1.3 Chantrey Inlet 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-9E5G 9E5G R9E5G EW15g EW15g 2.1 King William Island 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-9E5H 9E5H R9E5H EW15h EW15h 2.2 Southern Victoria Island coastline 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-9E5I 9E5I R9E5I EW15i EW15i 3.1 Eclipse Sound/Navy Board Inlet 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-9E5K 9E5K R9E5K EW15k EW15k 3.3 Admiralty Inlet 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-9E5L 9E5L R9E5L EW15l EW15l 4.1 Prince Regent Inlet 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-9E5N 9E5N R9E5N EW15n EW15n 5.1 Peel Sound 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5C-9E5O 9E5O R9E5O EW15o EW15o 6.1 Wellington Channel 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5P 9E5P R9E5P EW15p EW15p (p) High Arctic Basins & Features 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5P-7023 7023! R9E5S EW15s EW15s 9.1 Ellesmere Island ice shelves 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5P-9E5Q 9E5Q R9E5Q EW15q EW15q 7.1 Cardigan Strait/Hell Gate 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5P-9E5R 9E5R R9E5R EW15r EW15r 8.2 Norwegian Bay 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5P-9E5T 9E5T R9E5T EW15t EW15t 9.2 Nansen-Eureka-Greely Fjord 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5U 9E5U R9E5U EW15u EW15u (u) Shared/Broad Regions: 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5U-9E5V 9E5V R9E5V EW15v EW15v 8.1 Archipelago multi-year pack ice 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5U-9E5W 9E5W R9E5W EW15w EW15w 10.1 Arctic Basin multi-year pack lice 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5X 9E5X R9E5X EW15x EW15x (x) Coastal Features 899-8990-8991-10-9L66-9E5X-9E5Y 9E5Y R9E5Y EW15y EW15y 9.3 Princess Maria Bay 899-8990-8991-19 (9.1.1.9) 8979 R9EW9 EW79 EW79 EW79 - MES (Subpolar - Antarctic) -19 is shortcut of -8971-8979 899-8990-8991-19-4129 4129! R9E18 EW18 EW18 Newfoundland-Labrador Shelf (GW09,LM09) 899-8990-8991-19-4271 4271! R9E10 EW10 EW10 Aleutian Islands (LM65) 899-8990-8991-19-7086 7086! R9E04 EW04 EW04 Norwegian Sea (GW12,LM21) 899-8990-8991-19-7117 7117! R9E11 EW11 EW11 Bering Sea (West) (GW28a,LM53) 899-8990-8991-19-7118 7118! R9E09 EW09 EW09 Bering Sea (East) (GW28b,LM01) 899-8990-8991-19-7337 7337! R9E01 EW01 EW01 Faroe Plateau (GW13,LM60) 899-8990-8991-19-7412 7412! R9E02 EW02 EW02 Iceland Shelf and Sea (GW14,LM59)