Australian Fisheries Enforcement Zones Map for Timor and Arafura Seas

A 2019-updated map produced for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to assist enforcement of Australia's maritime boundaries. It was originally produced in Indonesian and translated to English, using icons to explain fishing zones to Indonesian fishermen. The map reflects the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime enforcement jurisdictions based on the described map boundaries.
• Analyzing changes in fishing zones based on the 2018 treaty update mentioned in the description.
• Creating educational materials for fishermen based on the icon-based zone explanations described.

Strengths

• Updated in 2019 to incorporate a specific treaty change from 2018.
• Produced by Geoscience Australia for an official enforcement authority (AFMA).
• Includes a translation from the original Indonesian, suggesting multilingual utility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided as PDF/HTML, which may require extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Originally produced as a map for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA).

Time Range

Updated in 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:34:53.648853; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Timor and Arafura Seas, focusing on Australia's maritime boundaries with Indonesia and Timor-Leste.