Western Australia Pearling Lease Boundaries

2026-updated polygon coverage of all pearling leases, trial, and holding sites in Western Australia. The dataset is provided by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

Use Cases

• Map lease boundaries for spatial analysis of pearling site distribution
• Analyze lease polygon attributes for fisheries management and planning
• Integrate pearling lease polygons with other marine spatial datasets

Strengths

• Updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance
• Provided in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geopackage
• Authoritative source from the Western Australian government department

Limitations

• Unknown row count and specific column attributes limit analytical planning
• Spatial coverage is limited to Western Australia, not national or global

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Geographic Information Services

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Updated 2026-03-24

Geography

Western Australia