NESP MaC Project 2.3: Assessment of Data for Australian Marine Park Management, 2022-2023

A 2022-2023 project by CSIRO and IMAS assessed data availability and quality for managing Australia's network of over 60 Commonwealth Marine Parks. The work produced written reports, including data product priorities, fit-for-purpose assessments, and methods for estimating the condition of park values. Outcomes provide Parks Australia with a structured evaluation of current data suitability and strategic recommendations for improving data delivery.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing monitoring indicators based on documented data product hierarchies.
• Assessing the operational viability of environmental datasets for park management cycles.
• Developing condition estimation methods for marine biodiversity values.
• Improving data discoverability and alignment with national standards for marine estate reporting.

Strengths

• Project outputs are specifically tailored for Parks Australia, a key management agency.
• Assessments considered FAIR data principles, machine-readability, and national standards.
• Focuses on a network of over 60 marine parks spanning diverse Australian habitats.

Limitations

• All listed outputs are written documents; the record itself contains no primary data tables.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable for inspection.
• The specific data files referenced in child records are not described here.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, originating from CSIRO and IMAS for the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub.

Collection Method

Project involved technical assessments of existing datasets, working closely with Parks Australia.

Time Range

Project conducted 2022-2023.

Freshness

Metadata last updated 2026-06-16.

Geography

Australia, focusing on the Commonwealth Marine Parks network.