https://oaarchive.arctic-council.org/items/4e5d12a3-7eec-4920-9c0c-f3364876d3fc https://iwlearn.net/marine/lmes/list https://iwlearn.net/marine/lmes/overview-page-here/lme-briefs https://worldoceanreview.com/en/wor-5/improving-coastal-protection/the-art-of-coastal-management/large-marine-ecosystems/ What are Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs)? Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) are relatively large areas of ocean space of about 200,000 km2 or more, adjacent to the continents in coastal waters and extending out seaward to the break or slope of the continental shelf or out to the seaward extent of a well-defined current system along coasts lacking continental shelves. LMEs are characterized by their unique undersea topography, current and water mass structure, marine productivity, and food chain interactions. Here is the list of the 66 LMEs in the world (GIWA and/or PAME code in brackets) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HLC Tree (LW Levels) HLC-M HLC-X HLMC-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 R9LM1 LM71 LM71 LM71 - MES (Polar Seas,EW00,G196!) -01 is shortcut of -8971 899-8990-8991-01-7840 7840 R9L61 LM61 LM61 Antarctica (GW66) 899-8990-8991-10 (9.1.1.0) 8970 R9LM0 LM70 LM70 LM70 - MES (Polar - Arctic) -10 is shortcut of -8971-8970 899-8990-8991-10-7018 7018 R9L64 LM64 LM64 Central Arctic (EW13) 899-8990-8991-10-7028 7028 R9L55 LM55 LM55 Beaufort Sea (EW14) 899-8990-8991-10-7035 7035 R9L63 LM63 LM63 Hudson Bay Complex (EW17) 899-8990-8991-10-7071 7071 R9L58 LM58 LM58 Kara Sea (GW01a,EW06) 899-8990-8991-10-7072 7072 R9L57 LM57 LM57 Laptev Sea (GW01a,EW07) 899-8990-8991-10-7073 7073 R9L56 LM56 LM56 East Siberian Sea (GW01a,EW08) 899-8990-8991-10-7074 7074 R9L54 LM54 LM54 Chukchi Sea (Northern Bering) (GW01a,EW12) 899-8990-8991-10-7082 7082 R9L20 LM20 LM20 Barents Sea (GW11,EW05) 899-8990-8991-10-7414 7414 R9L19 LM19 LM19 Greenland Sea (East) (GW15,EW03) 899-8990-8991-10-9L18 9L18 R9L18 LM18 LM18 Canadian Eastern Arctic - West Greenland (EW16) {7022N,6812W} 899-8990-8991-10-9L66 9L66 R9L66 LM66 LM66 Canadian High Arctic - North Greenland (EW15) {8042N,8032W} 899-8990-8991-19 (9.1.1.9) 8979 R9LM9 LM79 LM79 LM79 - MES (Subpolar - Antarctic) -19 is shortcut of -8971-8979 899-8990-8991-19-4129 4129 R9L09 LM09 LM09 Newfoundland-Labrador Shelf (GW09,EW18) 899-8990-8991-19-4271 4271 R9L65 LM65 LM65 Aleutian Islands (EW10) 899-8990-8991-19-7086 7086 R9L21 LM21 LM21 Norwegian Sea (GW12,EW04) 899-8990-8991-19-7112 7112 R9L51 LM51 LM51 Oyashio Current (GW31) 899-8990-8991-19-7117 7117 R9L53 LM53 LM53 Bering Sea (West) (GW28a,EW11) 899-8990-8991-19-7118 7118 R9L01 LM01 LM01 Bering Sea (East) (GW28b,EW09) 899-8990-8991-19-7122 7122 R9L52 LM52 LM52 Sea of Okhotsk (GW30) 899-8990-8991-19-7162 7162 R9L02 LM02 LM02 Gulf of Alaska (GW25) 899-8990-8991-19-7337 7337 R9L60 LM60 LM60 Faroe Plateau (GW13,EW01) 899-8990-8991-19-7412 7412 R9L59 LM59 LM59 Iceland Shelf and Sea (GW14,EW02) 899-8990-8991-19-7470 7470 R9L23 LM23 LM23 Baltic Sea (GW17) 899-8990-8991-20 (9.1.2) 8972 R9LM2 LM72 LM72 LM72 - MES (Temperate) -20 is shortcut of -8972 899-8990-8991-20-4210 4210 R9L07 LM07 LM07 Northeast US Continental Shelf (GW06) 899-8990-8991-20-6620 6620 R9L46 LM46 LM46 New Zealand Shelf 899-8990-8991-20-7125 7125 R9L50 LM50 LM50 Sea of Japan (GW33) 899-8990-8991-20-7126 7126 R9L48 LM48 LM48 Yellow Sea (GW34a) 899-8990-8991-20-7288 7288 R9L42 LM42 LM42 Southeast Australian Shelf 899-8990-8991-20-7299 7299 R9L13 LM13 LM13 Humboldt|Peru Current (GW64) 899-8990-8991-20-72ZF 72ZF R9L03 LM03 LM03 California Current (GW26) 899-8990-8991-20-7344 7344 R9L08 LM08 LM08 Scotian Shelf (GW07) 899-8990-8991-20-7418 7418 R9L22 LM22 LM22 North Sea (GW18) 899-8990-8991-20-7422 7422 R9L24 LM24 LM24 Celtic-Biscay Shelf (GW19) 899-8990-8991-20-7428 7428 R9L25 LM25 LM25 Iberian Coastal (GW20) 899-8990-8991-20-7598 7598 R9L14 LM14 LM14 Patagonian Shelf (GW38) 899-8990-8991-20-7598-9X14 9X14 R9X14 LM14a LM14a Patagonian Shelf (La Plata River Basin,GW38a) 899-8990-8991-20-7598-9Y14 9Y14 R9Y14 LM14b LM14b Patagonian Shelf (South Atlantic Drainage System,GW38b) 899-8990-8991-20-7750 7750 R9L62 LM62 LM62 Black Sea (GW22) 899-8990-8991-20-7823 7823 R9L43 LM43 LM43 Southwest Australian Shelf 899-8990-8991-30 (9.1.3) 8973 R9LM3 LM73 LM73 LM73 - MES (Subtropical/Tropical Upwelling) -30 is shortcut of -8973 899-8990-8991-30-2007 2007 R9L26 LM26 LM26 North Africa and Nile River Basin (GW21) 899-8990-8991-30-4230 4230 R9L06 LM06 LM06 Southeast US Continental Shelf (GW05) 899-8990-8991-30-7115 7115 R9L49 LM49 LM49 Kuroshio Current (GW32) 899-8990-8991-30-7130 7130 R9L47 LM47|CSE LM47 East China Sea (GW36) 899-8990-8991-30-7281 7281 R9L41 LM41 LM41 East Central Australian Shelf 899-8990-8991-30-72AE 72AE R9L04 LM04 LM04 Gulf of California (GW27) 899-8990-8991-30-7521 7521 R9L05 LM05 LM05 Gulf of Mexico (GW02) 899-8990-8991-30-7565 7565 R9L27 LM27 LM27 Canary Current (GW41) 899-8990-8991-30-7605 7605 R9L15 LM15 LM15 South Brazil Shelf (GW39a) 899-8990-8991-30-7622 7622 R9L29 LM29 LM29 Benguela Current (GW44) 899-8990-8991-30-7624 7624 R9L30 LM30 LM30 Agulhas Current (GW45a) 899-8990-8991-30-7818 7818 R9L44 LM44 LM44 West Central Australian Shelf 899-8990-8991-40 (9.1.4) 8974 R9LM4 LM74 LM74 LM74 - MES (Tropical Coral) -40 is shortcut of -8974 899-8990-8991-40-6340 6340 R9L10 LM10 LM10 Insular Pacific-Hawaiian (GW37) 899-8990-8991-40-7211 7211 R9L40 LM40 LM40 Northeast Australian Shelf 899-8990-8991-40-7220 7220 R9L36 LM36 LM36 South China Sea (GW54) 899-8990-8991-40-7226 7226 R9L35 LM35 LM35 Gulf of Thailand 899-8990-8991-40-7230 7230 R9L38 LM38 LM38 Indonesian Seas (GW57) 899-8990-8991-40-7230-9X38 9X38 R9X38 LM38a LM38a Indonesian Seas (West,Sunda,GW57a) 899-8990-8991-40-7230-9Y38 9Y38 R9Y38 LM38b LM38b Indonesian Seas (Central,Wallacea,GW57b) 899-8990-8991-40-7230-9Z38 9Z38 R9Z38 LM38c LM38c Indonesian Seas (East,Sahul,GW57c) 899-8990-8991-40-7231 7231 R9L37 LM37 LM37 Sulu-Celebes Sea (GW56) 899-8990-8991-40-7231-7233 7233 R9X37 LM37a LM37a Sulu Sea 899-8990-8991-40-7231-7235 7235 R9Y37 LM37b LM37b Celebes (Sulawesi Sea) 899-8990-8991-40-7256 7256 R9L39 LM39 LM39 North Australian Shelf (GW58) 899-8990-8991-40-7256-9X39 9X39 R9X39 LM39a LM39a North Australian Shelf (Wet Tropics,GW58a) 899-8990-8991-40-7256-9Y39 9Y39 R9Y39 LM39b LM39b North Australian Shelf (Dry Tropics,GW58b) 899-8990-8991-40-7260 7260 R9L11 LM11 LM11 Pacific Central-American Coastal (GW65) 899-8990-8991-40-7540 7540 R9L12 LM12 LM12 Caribbean Sea (GW03) 899-8990-8991-40-7577 7577 R9L28 LM28 LM28 Guinea Current (GW42) 899-8990-8991-40-7593 7593 R9L16 LM16 LM16 East Brazil Shelf (GW39b) 899-8990-8991-40-7601 7601 R9L17 LM17 LM17 North Brazil Shelf (GW40a) 899-8990-8991-40-7775 7775 R9L32 LM32 LM32 Arabian Sea (GW52) 899-8990-8991-40-7777 7777 R9L33 LM33 LM33 Red Sea (GW49a) 899-8990-8991-40-7795 7795 R9L31 LM31 LM31 Somali Coastal Current (GW46) 899-8990-8991-40-7801 7801 R9L34 LM34 LM34 Bay of Bengal (GW53) 899-8990-8991-40-7835 7835 R9L45 LM45 LM45 Northwest Australian Shelf