Australian Fisheries Enforcement Zones Map for Timor and Arafura Seas

A map produced for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to assist enforcement of Australia's maritime boundaries. It was updated in 2019 to reflect the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty and includes icons to explain fishing zones to Indonesian fishermen. The dataset is an English translation of an original Indonesian version and is published by Geoscience Australia.

Use Cases

• Visualize maritime enforcement zones based on the described map boundaries.
• Analyze the spatial impact of the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste treaty based on the 2019 update.
• Support outreach and education for fishermen based on the map's explanatory icons.
• Study administrative marine boundaries in the Timor and Arafura Seas.

Strengths

• Updated in 2019 to reflect a 2018 international treaty, providing current legal context.
• Designed with explanatory icons for clear communication of enforcement zones.
• Produced for an authoritative government agency (AFMA) for enforcement purposes.

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.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Originally produced for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority; public release is through DEH and AFMA.

Time Range

Updated in 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 19:14:09.604827; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Timor and Arafura Seas, Australia's maritime boundaries.