Australian Fisheries Enforcement Zones Map for the Arafura Sea and Torres Strait

Australian Fisheries Management Authority produced this map to assist in enforcing Australia's maritime boundaries. It contains explanations and coordinates for boundaries in the Arafura Sea and Torres Strait, updated in 2019 to reflect the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste treaty. This version is an Indonesian translation, hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Visualize maritime enforcement jurisdictions based on the described boundary coordinates.
• Analyze changes in maritime boundaries based on the 2018 treaty update mentioned in the description.
• Support legal or policy research on fisheries enforcement in the Arafura Sea and Torres Strait.
• Provide reference material for bilingual (Indonesian/English) maritime operations or education.

Strengths

• Updated in 2019 to incorporate a specific international treaty (the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty).
• Produced by an authoritative government agency (the Australian Fisheries Management Authority).
• Provides bilingual access with an Indonesian translation of the primary content.

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.
• Data formats (PDF, HTML) may limit machine-readability for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Fisheries Management Authority, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Likely produced for internal enforcement use and translated for dissemination.

Time Range

Updated in 2019; reflects boundaries as of the 2018 treaty.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:34:09.124939; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Arafura Sea and Torres Strait regions, concerning Australia's maritime boundaries.