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|MES;OD00|LM;OD00 - MES ([large] Marine Eco-Systems); 899-8990 (9.0);8990;R9Q90;OD90|R90;OD90|KB;OD90 - Epipelagic (sunlight) - Photic Zone (O);surface (MSL) down to around 200 m 899-8990-8991 (9.1);8991;R9Q91;OD91|R91;OD91|UB;OD91 - Neritic Epipelagic (N);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/Boreal - 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); 899-8990-8991-899A (9.1.A);899A;R9Q9A;OD91A|MAx;OD91A;OD91A - littoral/coastal/intertidal zone;estuaries / coast 899-8990-8991-899S (9.1.S);899S;R9Q9S;OD91S;OD91S;OD91S - sublittoral - subtidal zone (S); 899-8990-8991-899S-899B;899B;R9Q9B;OD91B|MBx;OD91B;OD91B - infralittoral/inner neritic (shelf, photic);productivity core 899-8990-8991-899S-899C;899C;R9Q9C;OD91C|MCx;OD91C;OD91C - circalittoral/outer neritic (shelf, dim light);shelf transition 899-8990-8991-899S-899C;899D;R9Q9D;OD91D|MDx;OD91D;OD91D - offshore circalittoral; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------