acc70a46-6a47-411c-9815-436234daba0d dataset 2016-11-30T14:44:21 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification 2007 66 4326 EPSG 6.14(3.0.1) The 66 Large Marine Ecosystems of the World 2001-06-15 2001-06-15 2013-07-20 Change Log: July 20, 2013 – These data represent the latest official version of the LME boundaries. Two new LMEs were added for the Aleutian Islands (LME #65) and the Canadian High Arctic – North Greenland (LME #66). All of the boundaries for the Arctic LMEs were changed to reflect the revisions as outlined within the report: "Large Marine Ecosystems of the Arctic Area: Revision of the Arctic LME Map, 15 May 2013". The report was put together by the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) and the Arctic Council. The report is available through the lme website at www.lme.noaa.gov. LMEs are natural regions of ocean space encompassing coastal waters from river basins and estuaries to the seaward boundary of continental shelves and the outer margins of coastal currents. They are relatively large regions of 200,000 km2 or greater, the natural boundaries of which are based on four ecological criteria: bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and trophically related populations. The theory, measurement, and modeling relevant to monitoring the changing states of LMEs are imbedded in reports on ecosystems with multiple steady states, and on the pattern formation and spatial diffusion within ecosystems. The concept that critical processes controlling the structure and function of biological communities can best be addressed on a regional basis has been applied to the ocean by using LMEs as the distinct units for marine resources assessment, monitoring, and management. Since 1984, the NOAA Fisheries Service's Large Marine Ecosystems (LME) Program has been engaged in the development and implementation of an ecosystem-based approach to support assessment and management of marine resources and habitats. Five linked program modules have been developed for introducing the LME approach: productivity, fish and fisheries, pollution and ecosystem health, socioeconomics, and governance. Taken together, these modules provide time-series measurements used to support actions for the recovery, sustainability, and management of marine resources and habitats. A global effort is underway by NOAA in partnership with the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the UN's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), and other UN agencies to improve the long-term sustainability of resources and environments of the world's 64 LMEs and linked watersheds. Scientific and technical assistance is provided to developing countries committed to policies and actions for eliminating transboundary environmental and resource-use practices that lead to serious degradation of coastal environments and their linked watersheds, and to losses in biodiversity and food security. Large Marine Ecosystem Program NOAA-Fisheries Narragansett Laboratory Narragansett, R.I. 02882 Kenneth.Sherman@NOAA.gov www.lme.noaa.gov http://geo.vliz.be/geoserver/MarineRegions/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&request=GetMap&layers=MarineRegions:lme&styles=&bbox=-180.000000000079,-85.4702835081022,179.999999999874,89.9999999996609&width=677&height=330&srs=EPSG:4326&format=image%2Fpng Downloadable Data Large Marine Ecosystem LME Linked Watersheds Cite US LME Program biota boundaries environment oceans planningCadastre Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.4.1.5686 true -180 180 -85.470284 90 Shapefile File Geodatabase Feature Class 9.799 http://www.marineregions.org/sources.php#ecosystems WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Marine Regions - Large Marine Ecosystems http://www.lme.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Large Marine Ecosystems of the World http://geo.vliz.be/geoserver/MarineRegions/wms OGC:WMS lme The 66 Large Marine Ecosystems of the World