Geophysical Information for Marine Protected Area Design in Southeastern Australia

Australian Ocean Data Network provides information related to the application of geophysical data for designing a representative system of Marine Protected Areas. The dataset is associated with the implementation of Australia's 1998 Oceans Policy and the 2003 regional marine planning process for the southeast region. The article is hosted by the Geological Association of Canada.

Use Cases

• Supporting marine spatial planning based on geophysical information mentioned in the description.
• Informing the design of a representative Marine Protected Area network based on regional marine planning processes.
• Analyzing policy implementation for ocean management based on the 1998 Oceans Policy framework.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a formal government policy (Australia's 1998 Oceans Policy).
• Focuses on a specific, defined geographic region (southeastern Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone).
• Linked to a documented planning process (the 2003 regional marine planning).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely compiled for regional marine planning processes.

Time Range

Associated with planning processes from 1998 and 2003.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:49:22.261889; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southeastern Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone.