A 2027 project will synthesize findings from 2017 onwards to support the 2028 statutory review of Australian Marine Park management plans. The project, managed by Parks Australia, covers 60 parks spanning 3.8 million square kilometers. Outputs include data inventories and synthesis reports for five marine park networks.
Use Cases
- Support statutory review of management plans based on synthesized science outputs and environmental values.
- Catalog available marine data for five park networks based on the described inventory.
- Generate network-level assessments of natural values and pressures based on aggregated summaries.
- Recommend improvements to data workflows and reporting tools based on the final technical report.
Strengths
- Focuses on 60 Australian Marine Parks covering 43% of Australian waters (3.8 million square kilometers).
- Synthesizes findings from projects and contracted work from 2017 onwards.
- Will produce specific outputs for five marine park networks and the Coral Sea Marine Park.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Synthesis of findings from NESP MaC Hub projects and other work contracted by Parks Australia.
- Time Range
- 2017 onwards, with project outputs scheduled for 2027.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-29 04:05:29.345261; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australian waters, specifically the five marine park networks and Coral Sea Marine Park.