| Ecosystem |
East China Sea |
| Type |
Sea/Bay/Gulf |
| Salinity |
saltwater |
| Other Names |
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| Location |
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LME SAU No 47. Northwest Pacific, between China and Ryukyu Islands. LME2002, LME2006, SAU 2008. |
34° N 25° N - 121° E 135° E |
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| Location Map |
East_China_Sea.png |
| Size Ref |
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River Length |
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Area |
779633 km2 |
Drainage Area |
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| Depth |
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Average Depth |
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Max Depth |
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| Description |
A semi-enclosed LME bordered by the Yellow Sea, the Kuroshio Current, and the countries of China, South Korea, and Japan, the East China Sea is productive; its shallow coastal waters provide spawning and nursery grounds for many pelagic fish, among them sauries, horse-mackerel, sardines, and other scombrids and clupeid species. The warm Tsushima Current originates here, and the area is also strongly affected by interaction with the bordering Kuroshio Current (http://www.na.nmfs.gov/lme/text/lme47.htm). |
| Comments on faunal list |
Area from SAU (November 2015). |
| URL 1 |
http://www.seaaroundus.org/lme/47.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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1669 |
440 |
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