Figure 7. Example of multijurisdictional LME governance. Included are: (1) jurisdictions covered by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils; (2) LME subareas: (3) marine protected areas and the boundaries of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary; (4) near-coastal areas assessed for “condition” determinations by the EPA; and (5) locations of National Estuarine Research Reserve Sites (NERRS) (Sherman et al. 2003).
