Australian Fisheries Enforcement Zones Map for Timor and Arafura Seas, Updated 2019

Australia's fisheries enforcement zones in the Timor and Arafura Seas, produced for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority. This map, originally in Indonesian and translated to English, uses icons to explain fishing boundaries to Indonesian fishermen. It was updated in 2019 to reflect the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime enforcement zones based on the described map boundaries.
• Supporting fisheries enforcement operations based on the described treaty-defined zones.
• Communicating fishing regulations to international fishermen based on the map's iconographic system.
• Analyzing changes in maritime boundaries based on the 2018 treaty update mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Updated in 2019 to reflect a specific treaty (the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty).
• Designed for a specific practical enforcement purpose by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.
• Includes a translation from the original Indonesian language, broadening potential accessibility.

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 a specific bilateral maritime region.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Produced as a map for enforcement purposes, likely derived from official boundary data.

Time Range

Reflects boundaries as of the 2018 treaty, with a map update in 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026 04 10 16:38:03.379521; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Timor and Arafura Seas, concerning Australia's maritime boundaries.