2005 National Marine Bioregionalisation of Australia

Australia's ocean territory is mapped for ecosystem-based management through the National Marine Bioregionalisation project. The scientific project was headed by the National Oceans Office and illustrates the complexity and variability of marine environments. The dataset was last updated on the platform in 2026-04-20 01:27:27.412270.

Use Cases

• Define marine ecosystem boundaries based on environmental complexity and variability.
• Support oceans policy implementation based on the ecosystem-based approach.
• Analyze spatial patterns in marine environments for conservation planning.
• Integrate scientific bioregional data into broader marine spatial management frameworks.

Strengths

• Project is a major scientific effort headed by the National Oceans Office.
• Designed to support Australia's national Oceans Policy commitment.
• Last platform update recorded as 2026-04-20 01:27:27.412270.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

National Oceans Office, via Geoscience Australia Data.

Collection Method

Scientific project bringing together data to illustrate marine environmental complexity.

Time Range

2005 (from title).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:27:27.412270; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia's ocean territory.