Estuarine Wetlands Inventory for New South Wales Coast 1984

Fisheries-oriented inventory of 69 estuaries and embayments along the New South Wales, Australia coast. It consists of tabular information and an atlas of estuarine wetlands. The dataset has been superseded by a newer resource.

Use Cases

• Analyze estuarine wetland composition across 69 estuaries and embayments for fisheries habitat mapping.
• Compare tabular inventory data against the atlas of estuarine wetlands for coastal zone management.
• Study the distribution of benthic habitats along the New South Wales coast using the inventory's geographic coverage.

Strengths

• Covers 69 distinct estuaries and embayments, providing a defined spatial scope.
• Includes both tabular data and a geographic atlas, offering multiple data representations.
• Managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network, indicating institutional provenance.

Limitations

• Dataset is explicitly marked as superseded, meaning it is outdated and not the current version.
• Core data attributes like row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable for assessment.
• Primary file formats (PDF, PNG, HTML) are not structured for direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Fisheries-oriented inventory and atlas compilation.

Time Range

1984

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-21, but the dataset is superseded and the underlying data is from 1984.

Geography

69 estuaries and embayments along the New South Wales, Australia coast.