Aquaculture Zones in Greater Geelong for Marine Farming

Aquaculture Zones are controlled areas designated for cultivating marine fish, prawns, oysters, and non-food products like cultured pearls. This geospatial dataset is published and maintained by the City of Greater Geelong local government. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Classify land/water use by analyzing polygon boundaries of aquaculture zones.
• Assess proximity of aquaculture zones to other coastal features using geospatial coordinates (GCS_WGS_1984).
• Map the distribution and extent of areas designated for specific cultivation types like oyster farming or pearl production.
• Monitor regulatory compliance by overlaying zone boundaries with satellite imagery or other land-use datasets.

Strengths

• Data uses the standard GCS_WGS_1984 geographic coordinate system for interoperability.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
• Maintained by the authoritative local government body, the City of Greater Geelong.

Limitations

• No metadata on the number of zone polygons or total geographic area covered.
• Sample data and record counts are unavailable to assess dataset scale.
• Potential geographic bias as data is limited to a single Australian municipality.

Provenance

Source

City of Greater Geelong local government.

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

City of Greater Geelong, Australia.