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Australian Marine Parks | |
| Name: | Coral Sea Habitat Protection Zone (Coral Sea) (IUCN IV) |
| Region: | Coral Sea |
| Comments: | This reserve was originally proclaimed on 17 November 2012. There are NO CHANGES ON THE WATER until the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve Management Plan comes into effect. Australia's network of Australian Marine Parks (revised 2014-03-28) http://www.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B2E8DD19C-1B93-4D90-BD1C-128DDC4A2998%7D |
| Area: | 182,578.15 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-01-12 23:43 | |
The following is the list of gear types used within this region. Click on 'gear type' for a detailed report of that gear.
| Gear Type | Code | Map colour | Layers used | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ocean based acoustic current meter | OB_ACM | ■ |
NOAA drifting buoys (map) CSIRO NCMI Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 1392 Deepest: db,Records - 1617 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata CMAR XBT profiles - link to layer metadata |
Records - 64 Deepest: db,Records - 120 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ |
RV Investigator EM122 multibeam SBP120 sub bottom profiler |
Records - 27 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata MMP Locations Depth Weighted Avg |
Records - 249 Deepest: db,Records - 40 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
RAN CTD data AIMS CTD data AIMS CTD cast summary ARGO profile map - link to layer metadata Completed Realtime Glider Deployments - link to layer metadata anfog rt trajectory map - link to layer metadata Realtime Glider Deployments - link to layer metadata CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 70 Deepest: db,Records - 53 Deepest: db,Records - 1073 Deepest: db,Records - 137 Deepest: db |
| Glider | glider | ■ |
Completed Realtime Glider Deployments - link to layer metadata anfog rt trajectory map - link to layer metadata Realtime Glider Deployments - link to layer metadata |
Records - 775 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
Seabed sediments sampling MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages |
Records - 43 Deepest: db,Records - 23 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 9 Deepest: db |
| diver visual | DV | ■ |
Reef Life Survey (RLS) Sites (http://reeflifesurvey.com) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 21 Deepest: db |
| Continuous Plankton Recorder | CPR | ■ |
CPR Plankton Colour Index Survey - link to layer metadata |
Records - 10 Deepest: db |
| midwater acoustics | MW_A | ■ |
MNF singlebeam EK60 18-333 kHz (RV Investigator) MNF singlebeam EK60 38-120 kHz (Southern Surveyor) MNF singlebeam EK60 12kHz (Southern Surveyor) |
Records - 198 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 145° 09.3' E 20° 28.7' S to 152° 00.0' E 13° 18.5' S
Acknowledgements: Background map - Bright Earth e-Atlas Basemap v1.0 (AIMS, GBRMPA, JCU, DSITIA, GA, UCSD, NASA, OSM, ESRI) CC BY
Time series plot (1930 to present) - Y axis is per year
Region data
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| Year | CPR | CTD | DT_S | DV | MBS | MW_A | OB_ACM | SG | WQ_C | XBT | glider |
| 1960 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 22 | 23 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 15 | 142 | 16 | 7 | |||||||
| 1989 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 34 | 2 | 33 | 11 | |||||||
| 1991 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 1 | |||||||
| 1992 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| 1993 | 92 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 27 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1996 | 108 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | 3 | 72 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | 13 | 78 | |||||||||
| 2000 | 67 | ||||||||||
| 2001 | 82 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 2 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 22 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 78 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2 | 141 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 2 | 74 | 40 | 1 | |||||||
| 2008 | 1 | 118 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 462 | 120 | 435 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 1 | 17 | 293 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 66 | 158 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 1 | 47 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 1 | 27 | 40 | 1 |