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Australian Marine Parks 2023 | |
| Name: | Wessel Special Purpose Zone (Trawl) (IUCN VI) |
| Region: | North |
| Comments: | https://fed.dcceew.gov.au/datasets/erin::australian-marine-parks/about |
| Area: | 2,097.15 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2025-12-19 09:41 | |
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 | ■ |
CSIRO NCMI Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler data - link to layer metadata NOAA drifting buoys (map) |
Records - 73 Deepest: db,Records - 4 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ | MNF singlebeam TOPAS sub-bottom profiler | Records - 12 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata MMP Locations Depth Weighted Avg |
Records - 1 Deepest: db,Records - 2 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 6 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 2 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
Seabed sediments sampling CSIRO Sediment Sampling MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages |
Records - 2 Deepest: db,Records - 2 Deepest: db |
| midwater acoustics | MW_A | ■ |
MNF singlebeam EK60 38-120 kHz (Southern Surveyor) MNF singlebeam EK60 12kHz (Southern Surveyor) |
Records - 30 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 136° 45.0' E 11° 25.0' S to 137° 15.0' E 10° 50.0' 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 | MBS | MW_A | OB_ACM | SG | WQ_C |
| 1969 | 2 | ||||||
| 1970 | 1 | ||||||
| 1985 | 3 | ||||||
| 1987 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 1990 | 1 | ||||||
| 1993 | 2 | ||||||
| 1999 | 5 | ||||||
| 2005 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 30 | 4 |