Agulhas and Somali Current LMEs

These are two Large Marine Ecosystems in the western Indian Ocean. These are the Somali Current LME – which extends from the Comoros Islands and the northern tip of Madagascar up to the horn of Africa – and the Agulhas Current LME which stretches from the northern end of the Mozambique Channel to Cape Agulhas.

Countries sharing the Agulhas and Somali Current LME: Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and Tanzania.

Detailed information about Agulhas and Somali LMEs can be found on the UNEP Website.