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- Resource ID
- 5311aa44-d35f-11eb-9b1a-0242c0a82008
- Title
- Large Marine Ecosystems of the World
- Date
- Feb. 15, 2008, midnight, Publication
- Abstract
- Large Marine Ecosystems are regions of ocean space encompassing coastal areas from river basins and estuaries to the seaward boundaries of continental shelves and the outer margins of the major current systems. They are relatively large regions on the order of 200,000 km2 or greater, characterized by distinct: (1) bathymetry, (2) hydrography, (3) productivity, and (4) trophically dependent populations. On a global scale, 64 LMEs produce 95 percent of the world's annual marine fishery biomass yields. Within their waters, most of the global ocean pollution, overexploitation, and coastal habitat alteration occur. For 33 of the 64 LMES, studies have been conducted of the principal driving forces affecting changes in biomass yields. They have been peer- reviewed and published in ten volumes (http://www.lme.noaa.gov). Based on lessons learned from the LME case studies, a five module strategy has been developed to provide science-based information for the monitoring, assessment, and management of LMES. The modules are focused on LME: (1) productivity, (2) fish and fisheries, (3) pollution and health, (4) socioeconomics, and (5) governance.
- Edition
- First
- Owner
- jcleary
- Point of Contact
- jesse.cleary@duke.edu
- Purpose
- A Large Marine Ecosystems strategy for the assessment and management of international coastal waters. This revised version of LME, provided by the LME Project, contains inshore boundaries extended on land.
- Maintenance Frequency
- None
- Type
- not filled
- Restrictions
- otherRestrictions
- End users are permitted to use these data for their own internal use including any derivative work, but are prohibited from using and redistributing these data individually or in a derivative work to third parties.
- License
- Not Specified
- Language
- eng
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- Supplemental Information
- A GLOBAL EFFORT is underway by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC), other United Nations agencies, and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve the long-term sustainability of resources and environments of the world's Large Marine Ecosystems (LMES) and linked watersheds. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE is provided to developing countries committed to advancing new policies and actions for eliminating causes of transboundary environmental and resource-use practices leading to serious degradation of coastal environments, linked watersheds, and losses in biodiversity and food security from overexploitation in LMEs located around the margins of the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. A portion of the Large Marine Ecosystems database covering the coastlines contains intellectual property of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) and isused herein with permission.
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- x1: 180.000000000000000
- y0: -85.470283508300800
- y1: 82.893035888671900
- Spatial Reference System Identifier
- EPSG:4326
- Keywords
- no keywords
- Category
- Biota
- Regions
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