Australian Fisheries Maritime Boundaries and Coordinates

Australian Fisheries Enforcement Zones is a map and coordinate list for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority. It details maritime boundaries and coordinates for the Timor and Arafura Seas, updated in 2019 to reflect a treaty. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this English translation of an originally Indonesian document.

Use Cases

• Verify vessel compliance by checking coordinates against listed maritime boundary points.
• Update GIS systems for the Timor and Arafura Seas using the provided boundary explanations.
• Support treaty analysis by studying the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste boundary data reflected in the 2019 update.

Strengths

• Updated in 2019 to incorporate a major treaty change from 2018.
• Provides specific coordinate listings for the Timor and Arafura Seas regions.

Limitations

• Data is presented only in PDF and HTML formats, limiting machine-readability.
• Original data scope is restricted to two seas (Timor and Arafura), not a national coverage.
• Sample data and structural details like row/column counts are unavailable.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Produced as a map and coordinate list, translated from Indonesian to English.

Time Range

Reflects the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty.

Freshness

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Geography

Timor Sea and Arafura Sea regions.