Australian Marine Ecosystem Boundaries from 2005 Bioregionalisation

2005 data from the National Marine Bioregionalisation project defines ecosystem boundaries within Australia's ocean territory. The project was led by the National Oceans Office to support an ecosystem-based approach to oceans management. It synthesizes scientific data to illustrate the complexity of marine environments.

Use Cases

• Mapping marine ecosystem boundaries using defined bioregion polygons for spatial planning.
• Analyzing the distribution of different marine environments based on the bioregionalisation's classification features.
• Supporting policy development for ocean management by integrating the geospatial bioregion data with other environmental datasets.

Strengths

• Nationally-scoped project led by the authoritative National Oceans Office.
• Designed to support formal government Oceans Policy and management commitments.

Limitations

• Data is from 2005 and may not reflect current marine ecosystem states.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for assessment.
• The primary descriptive format is HTML, which may limit direct machine-readability.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, originating from the National Oceans Office project.

Collection Method

Scientific synthesis project bringing together multiple data sources to define ecosystem boundaries.

Time Range

2005

Freshness

Last platform update was 2026-04-04, but the underlying data represents a 2005 analysis.

Geography

Australia's ocean territory.