| Ecosystem |
Iceland Shelf and Sea |
| Type |
Sea/Bay/Gulf |
| Salinity |
saltwater |
| Other Names |
SAU name: Iceland Shelf and Sea. |
| Location |
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LME SAU No 59. North Atlantic, shelf around Iceland. Overlaps with Denmark strait (137). LME2002, Modified LME 2006, SAU 2008. |
71° N 62° N - 29° W 7° W |
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| Location Map |
Iceland_Shelf_and_Sea.png |
| Size Ref |
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River Length |
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Area |
476481 km2 |
Drainage Area |
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| Depth |
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Average Depth |
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Max Depth |
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| Temperature |
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| Description |
Surrounding Iceland is the Iceland Shelf/Sea LME, a unique area with a wide volcanic margin marked by broad valleys; the slope is generally sharply defined, with wider rises to the south. Its hydrography is complex, with warm, saline, northward-flowing Atlantic water on the east, and cold, fresh, southward-flowing Arctic water on the west, as well as a clockwise circulation gyre around the island. Cod and redfish are the most important commercial species in this LME (http://www.na.nmfs.gov/lme/text/lme19.htm; formerly Iceland Shelf). Contains all marine fishes of Iceland. |
| Comments on faunal list |
Area from SAU (November 2015). |
| URL 1 |
http://www.seaaroundus.org/lme/19.aspx |
| URL 2 |
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| Ecosystem Checklist Link |
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| Total |
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Species |
Families |
Species |
Families |
Reference |
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79 |
51 |
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35388 |
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