Western Australia Open Access Fisheries Management Boundaries

2026 data from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development contains current Open Access fisheries management boundaries for Western Australia. These boundaries are one of six categories in the full Fisheries Guide, which documents all WA fisheries legislation boundaries. The dataset is provided by Geographic Information Services.

Use Cases

• Map Open Access fishery boundaries to identify permitted fishing areas and activities.
• Integrate these boundaries with other Fisheries Guide categories to compile a complete view of WA fisheries legislation.
• Analyze spatial relationships between Open Access boundaries and specific fish types or fishery areas.
• Serve boundary data via WMS or WFS for regulatory compliance mapping applications.

Strengths

• Updated in March 2026, ensuring current regulatory boundaries.
• Part of a structured Fisheries Guide comprising six distinct legislative categories.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geopackage.

Limitations

• Spatial coverage is limited exclusively to Western Australia.
• Requires integration with five other Fisheries Guide categories for a complete legislative picture.
• Sample data and record counts are unavailable for assessing dataset scale.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Geographic Information Services.

Collection Method

Prescribed by WA fisheries legislation and documented in annual 'Status Reports of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources'.

Time Range

Current boundaries as of 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24.

Geography

Western Australia.