The large marine ecosystems (LMEs) and the combined exclusive maritime zone of Africa (CEMZA) have in common that they are instruments making it possible to overcome the division of the African Maritime Domain into almost 40 national maritime domains. After identifying the eight LMEs around Africa and exploring the CEMZA concept within the context of the 2050 Africa’s Integrated Maritime Strategy, the paper attempts to ascertain the extent to which the establishment of the CEMZA could contribute to the sustainable development of the African LMEs and concludes that, while this contribution would be limited, it could be significant at the monitoring and enforcement levels.

大型海洋生态系统（LME）和非洲联合专属海域（CEMZA）的共同点是，它们有可能克服非洲海域划分为近40个国家海域的问题。在确定了非洲的八个LME并在《 2050年非洲综合海事战略》的背景下探索CEMZA概念之后，本文试图确定CEMZA的建立可以在多大程度上促进非洲LME的可持续发展，并得出以下结论： ，尽管这种贡献是有限的，但在监控和执行层面上可能是重要的。