Geophysical Data for Marine Protected Area Design in Southeastern Australia

Southeastern Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone is the focus of this scientific article describing the application of geophysical information to marine protected area network design. The article, published by the Geological Association of Canada and sourced from the Australian Ocean Data Network, outlines processes initiated following the 1998 Oceans Policy and the 2003 regional marine planning. It serves as a foundational document for ongoing Marine Protected Area development in the region.

Use Cases

• Analyzing geophysical survey data layers to identify candidate sites for Marine Protected Areas.
• Informing regional marine planning processes with scientific data referenced in the article.
• Supporting policy development for Australia's Oceans Policy implementation using documented methodologies.

Strengths

• Article is sourced from the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network repository.
• Focuses on the first region (southeastern Australia) to undergo marine planning under the 1998 policy.

Limitations

• Dataset consists of a single HTML document, not structured data tables or geospatial files.
• Specific data columns, sample data, row counts, and file sizes are unavailable.

Provenance

Source

Geological Association of Canada / Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Published scientific journal article.

Time Range

References policy from 1998 and planning from 2003.

Freshness

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Geography

Southeastern Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone.