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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | Central West Coast |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 26,181.37 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-01-31 02:43 | |
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 - 58 Deepest: db,Records - 4002 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ | MNF singlebeam TOPAS sub-bottom profiler | Records - 178 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata SRS Bio Optical DataBase - link to layer metadata |
Records - 427 Deepest: db,Records - 5 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 75 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 - 450 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
Glider deployments - link to layer metadata AODN Slocum gliders - link to layer metadata 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 RAN CTD data CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata CMAR Towed CTD - link to layer metadata |
Records - 451 Deepest: db,Records - 20 Deepest: db,Records - 441 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 - 156 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata CMAR XBT profiles - link to layer metadata |
Records - 215 Deepest: db,Records - 11 Deepest: db |
| seabed towed video and stills | S_TV | ■ | MNF Video Tows | Records - 3 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
Seabed sediments sampling MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages |
Records - 71 Deepest: db,Records - 2 Deepest: db |
| diver visual | DV | ■ |
Reef Life Survey (RLS) Sites (http://reeflifesurvey.com) - link to layer metadata Long Term Temperate Reef Monitoring Program Site Surveys |
Records - 23 Deepest: db,Records - 276 Deepest: db |
| Continuous Plankton Recorder | CPR | ■ |
CPR Plankton Colour Index Survey - 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 - 851 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 113° 05.1' E 31° 58.2' S to 115° 45.3' E 27° 38.7' 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 | R.A_UV | SG | S_TV | WQ_C | XBT | glider |
| 1961 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1964 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1965 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1968 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1969 | 1 | 56 | |||||||||||
| 1970 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1971 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1972 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1973 | 5 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1974 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1976 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1978 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1979 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1981 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1982 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1983 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 43 | 71 | 36 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1989 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1995 | 6 | 197 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 56 | 656 | 42 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1999 | 24 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 4 | 24 | 85 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2002 | 16 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 121 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 2004 | 86 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 29 | 7 | |||||||
| 2005 | 2 | 32 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
| 2006 | 20 | 41 | 223 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 2007 | 3 | 38 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 264 | |||||
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 646 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 166 | |||
| 2012 | 1 | 183 | 1 | 72 | 7 | 11 | 5 | ||||||
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| 2014 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 5 |