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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | Batemans Shelf |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 6,961.59 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-01-16 00:08 | |
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 - 867 Deepest: db,Records - 9 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ |
RV Investigator EM122 multibeam SBP120 sub bottom profiler MNF singlebeam TOPAS sub-bottom profiler |
Records - 27 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata SRS Bio Optical DataBase - link to layer metadata |
Records - 186 Deepest: db,Records - 2 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
aatams sattag dm location map - link to layer metadata New Zealand Fur Seal CTD Profiles - link to layer metadata Australian Fur Seal CTD Profiles - link to layer metadata Completed Realtime Glider Deployments - link to layer metadata aatams sattag dm profile map - link to layer metadata aatams sattag dm dive profile map - link to layer metadata CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata CMAR Towed CTD - link to layer metadata |
Records - 1493 Deepest: db,Records - 107 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 54 Deepest: db |
| Glider | glider | ■ |
Completed Realtime Glider Deployments - link to layer metadata |
Records - 10 Deepest: db |
| satellite tag | ST | ■ |
aatams sattag dm location map - link to layer metadata New Zealand Fur Seal CTD Profiles - link to layer metadata Australian Fur Seal CTD Profiles - link to layer metadata aatams sattag dm profile map - link to layer metadata aatams sattag dm dive profile map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 1483 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 - 64 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
CMAR XBT profiles - link to layer metadata XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 6 Deepest: db,Records - 4 Deepest: db |
| Zooplankton samples | ZP | ■ |
SOOP AusCPR zoop trajectory map - link to layer metadata The Australian Zooplankton Database (1938 onwards) - Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 28 Deepest: db,Records - 21 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
Seabed sediments sampling CSIRO Sediment Sampling |
Records - 127 Deepest: db,Records - 32 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 - 108 Deepest: db,Records - 315 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 - 8 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 - 87 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 149° 56.9' E 36° 47.9' S to 151° 11.7' E 34° 34.9' 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 | ST | WQ_C | XBT | ZP | glider |
| 1938 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1939 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1940 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1941 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1944 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1945 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1946 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1947 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1948 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1949 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1950 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1951 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1952 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1953 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1954 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1955 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1956 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1958 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1960 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1961 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1962 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1963 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1972 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | 15 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1981 | 27 | |||||||||||||
| 1983 | 15 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1984 | 15 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | 16 | 31 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | 40 | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | 14 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | 5 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | 54 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1998 | 42 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | 25 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | 27 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 29 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | 37 | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | 51 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 48 | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | 35 | 59 | 75 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 463 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| 2011 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 1009 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1009 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2 | 474 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 474 | |||||||
| 2014 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 4 | 1 |