Australian Maritime Zones in the Torres Strait, 2002 Map Data

2002 map data depicts maritime boundaries and zones in the Torres Strait. It includes Australia's jurisdictional boundaries, a seabed and fisheries jurisdiction line, and a protected zone established under the 1985 treaty with Papua New Guinea. The map is sourced from the Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS) maintained by Geoscience Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime jurisdiction for legal or policy research based on the depicted treaty boundaries.
• Map traditional fishing and movement rights based on the described protected zone.
• Study the spatial extent of environmental protections based on the zone established to preserve indigenous fauna and flora.
• Integrate baseline maritime boundaries into larger geospatial analyses based on the Territorial Sea Baseline (TSB) sourced from AMSIS.

Strengths

• Specific geographic coverage from 9S to 11S and 141 15E to 144 30E.
• Clear currency date of 2002 and map scale of 1:300,000.
• Definitive source attribution to the Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS) and Geoscience Australia.
• Explicit legal basis cited, including the 1985 Treaty and the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-06-27 18:15:51.122009; freshness should be verified as the underlying data is from 2002.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, via data_gov_au. Map data sourced from the Australian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS) maintained by Geoscience Australia.

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official cartographic sources defining maritime zones under treaty and national law.

Time Range

Currency: 2002.

Freshness

Data currency is 2002; metadata last updated 2026-06-27.

Geography

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