Maritime Zones and Boundaries in the Torres Strait, 2002

A 2002 map depicts maritime boundaries and zones in the Torres Strait, including a protected zone established under the 1985 Australia-Papua New Guinea Treaty. Geoscience Australia sourced the Territorial Sea Baseline and zone limits from the Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS). The map has a scale of 1:300,000 and covers coordinates from 9S to 11S and 141 15E to 144 30E.

Use Cases

• Analyze jurisdictional boundaries for maritime law enforcement based on the depicted seabed and fisheries jurisdiction line.
• Study the spatial extent of the protected zone for environmental conservation research based on its treaty-defined purpose.
• Model traditional fishing rights and movement patterns based on the protected zone established for traditional inhabitants.
• Integrate baseline maritime boundaries into regional geospatial analyses based on the sourced AMSIS data.

Strengths

• Specific geographic coverage from 9S to 11S and 141 15E to 144 30E.
• Clear scale (1:300,000), projection (Mercator), and datum (AGD66) specifications for geospatial accuracy.
• Authoritative sourcing from Geoscience Australia's AMSIS system and references to specific legislation (Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973).

Limitations

• Data currency is 2002, which may not reflect recent changes.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Available file formats (PDF, HTML) are not standard for direct geospatial analysis and may require conversion.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Sourced from the Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS).

Time Range

2002

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:53:35.633194; freshness should be verified as the underlying data is from 2002.

Geography

Torres Strait, from 9S to 11S and 141 15E to 144 30E.