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Australian Marine Parks | |
| Name: | Arnhem Special Purpose Zone (IUCN VI) |
| Region: | North |
| Comments: | This reserve was originally proclaimed on 17 November 2012. There are NO CHANGES ON THE WATER until the North Australian Marine Parks Network 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: | 7,124.85 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-04-24 16:57 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 41 Deepest: db |
| Zooplankton samples | ZP | ■ |
The Australian Zooplankton Database (1938 onwards) - Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 2 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
MMP Locations Depth Weighted Avg CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata |
Records - 1 Deepest: db,Records - 1 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
AIMS CTD cast summary RAN CTD data AIMS CTD data |
Records - 5 Deepest: db,Records - 47 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 15 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ | Seabed sediments sampling | Records - 8 Deepest: db |
| midwater acoustics | MW_A | ■ |
MNF singlebeam EK60 38-120 kHz (Southern Surveyor) MNF singlebeam EK60 12kHz (Southern Surveyor) |
Records - 12 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 133° 27.6' E 11° 54.4' S to 134° 18.0' E 11° 00.0' 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 | CTD | DT_S | MW_A | SG | WQ_C | XBT | ZP |
| 1968 | 1 | ||||||
| 1969 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 1972 | 3 | ||||||
| 1973 | 1 | ||||||
| 1980 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1981 | 1 | ||||||
| 1983 | 1 | ||||||
| 1984 | 7 | ||||||
| 1987 | 1 | ||||||
| 1989 | 3 | ||||||
| 1990 | 1 | ||||||
| 1991 | 2 | ||||||
| 1992 | 1 | ||||||
| 1993 | 7 | ||||||
| 1994 | 1 | ||||||
| 1995 | 1 | ||||||
| 1997 | 4 | ||||||
| 2005 | 3 | ||||||
| 2007 | 1 | ||||||
| 2008 | 7 | ||||||
| 2010 | 3 | ||||||
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | 42 | 12 | |||||
| 2014 | 3 |