Australian Fisheries Enforcement Zones in the Timor and Arafura Seas

A 2019 map and coordinate list updated to reflect the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty. It was produced for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to assist with enforcement of Australia's maritime boundaries. The data is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was originally produced in Indonesian before being translated to English.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime enforcement zones based on the described coordinate lists.
• Analyzing changes in maritime boundaries based on the 2018 treaty update mentioned in the description.
• Supporting fisheries enforcement operations based on the defined maritime boundaries.
• Referencing treaty-defined coordinates for legal or diplomatic purposes.

Strengths

• Updated in 2019 to incorporate a specific treaty (the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty).
• Produced for an official enforcement authority (Australian Fisheries Management Authority).
• Provides coordinate lists for maritime boundaries, a concrete geospatial feature.

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, focusing on specific seas.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, originally for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.

Collection Method

Originally produced as a map and coordinate list, likely from official treaty and survey data.

Time Range

Updated in 2019, reflecting a 2018 treaty.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 09:15:15.947557; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia's maritime boundaries, specifically the Timor and Arafura Seas.