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|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;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/Boreal - 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; 899-8990-8991-899A (9.1.A);899A;R9Q9A;OD91A|MAx;OD91A;OD91A - littoral/coastal/intertidal zone;ice-contact zone 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);seasonal bloom zone 899-8990-8991-899S-899C;899C;R9Q9C;OD91C|MCx;OD91C;OD91C - circalittoral/outer neritic (shelf, dim light);arctic shelf basin 899-8990-8991-899S-899C;899D;R9Q9D;OD91D|MDx;OD91D;OD91D - offshore circalittoral; 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