Australian Fisheries Enforcement Zones Map for Timor and Arafura Seas

Geoscience Australia produced this map for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to assist enforcement of maritime boundaries. Originally in Indonesian and translated to English, it uses icons to explain fishing zones to Indonesian fishermen. The map 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.
• Communicating legal fishing areas to international fishermen based on the described icon-based explanations.
• Referencing updated maritime boundaries based on the 2018 treaty mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Updated in 2019 to reflect a 2018 international treaty.
• Produced by Geoscience Australia for an official government authority (AFMA).
• Designed with icons for cross-cultural communication, as mentioned in the description.

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 limit machine-readability.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Produced as a map for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.

Time Range

Updated in 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:06:52.958299; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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