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Key Ecological Features | |
| Name: | Western rock lobster |
| Region: | South-west |
| Area: | 39,994.01 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-03-31 04:05 | |
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 - 5181 Deepest: db,Records - 97 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ |
RV Investigator EM122 multibeam MNF singlebeam TOPAS sub-bottom profiler |
Records - 205 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
SRS Bio Optical DataBase - link to layer metadata CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata |
Records - 4 Deepest: db,Records - 516 Deepest: db |
| Glider | glider | ■ |
Glider deployments - link to layer metadata AODN Slocum gliders - 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 |
Records - 388 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
Glider deployments - link to layer metadata ARGO profile map - link to layer metadata AODN Slocum gliders - 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 RAN CTD data CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata CMAR Towed CTD - link to layer metadata |
Records - 391 Deepest: db,Records - 5 Deepest: db,Records - 444 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 34 Deepest: db |
| remote or autonomous underwater video | R.A_UV | ■ |
AUV Deployments - link to layer metadata IMOS - Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Facility - link to layer metadata IMOS - Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Facility trajectory map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 122 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata CMAR XBT profiles - link to layer metadata |
Records - 77 Deepest: db,Records - 18 Deepest: db |
| seabed towed video and stills | S_TV | ■ | MNF Video Tows | Records - 4 Deepest: db |
| Zooplankton samples | ZP | ■ |
SOOP AusCPR zoop trajectory map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 10 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
Seabed sediments sampling MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages |
Records - 151 Deepest: db,Records - 7 Deepest: db |
| Continuous Plankton Recorder | CPR | ■ |
CPR Plankton Colour Index Survey - link to layer metadata CPR Zooplankton Abundance Survey - link to layer metadata CPR Phytoplankton Abundance Survey - link to layer metadata |
Records - 19 Deepest: db |
| diver visual | DV | ■ |
Reef Life Survey (RLS) Sites (http://reeflifesurvey.com) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 1 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 - 1072 Deepest: db |

Region extents: 113° 14.0' E 34° 55.9' S to 115° 41.8' E 27° 39.7' S Refresh map
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 | R.A_UV | SG | S_TV | WQ_C | XBT | ZP | glider |
| 1961 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1962 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1963 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 1964 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1967 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1968 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | 2 | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1971 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 1972 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1973 | 7 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1979 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1981 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1982 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 1983 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1985 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | 52 | 74 | 48 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 55 | 747 | 41 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2 | 110 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2001 | 59 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 110 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 3 | 16 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 2006 | 39 | 498 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 205 | ||||||
| 2011 | 3 | 8 | 142 | 699 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 162 | |||
| 2012 | 5 | 228 | 5 | 60 | 29 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 143 | 196 | 30 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |