The CCLME is one of the world’s major cold water upwelling boundary current LME. It ranks third in the world in terms of primary productivity and it has one of the highest fisheries production of any African large marine ecosystem with an annual production ranging from 2-3 million tonnes.
Countries sharing the Canary LME: Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Mauritania, Morocco and Senegal
Detailed information on the Canary LME can be found at here.