Large Marine Ecosystems (LME)

Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) are regions of ocean space of 200,000 km² or greater, that encompass coastal areas from river basins and estuaries to the outer margins of a continental shelf or the seaward extent of a predominant coastal current. LMEs are defined by ecological criteria, including bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and tropically linked populations. The LME concept for ecosystem-based management has 5-module approach focused on productivity, fish and fisheries, pollution and ecosystem health, socioeconomics, and governance.

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Field	Value
Source	https://app.mapx.org/static.html?views=MX-PX2A4-S13QR-JL72G&zoomToViews=true#JAAc6
Author	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Maintainer	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Last Updated	December 7, 2022, 08:25 (UTC)
Created	December 7, 2022, 08:25 (UTC)
GUID	MX-PX2A4-S13QR-JL72G
Issued	2022-03-09 17:50:52
Language	EN
Modified	2022-11-25 18:42:04
Publisher email	info@mapx.org
Publisher name	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Theme	Web Map
data_type	geospatial
keywords_m49	WLD
projects_description	Contextual and wide interest data
projects_id	MX-KVV-ANS-WBN-QXR-S71
projects_title	Base Data
range_end_at_year	2022
range_start_at_year	2017
source_abstract	Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) are regions of ocean space of 200,000 km² or greater, that encompass coastal areas from river basins and estuaries to the outer margins of a continental shelf or the seaward extent of a predominant coastal current. LMEs are defined by ecological criteria, including bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and tropically linked populations. The LME concept for ecosystem-based management has 5-module approach focused on productivity, fish and fisheries, pollution and ecosystem health, socioeconomics, and governance.
source_title	LME66
spatial	WLD