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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | Otway |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 37,272.46 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-02-17 17:37 | |
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 - 2511 Deepest: db,Records - 337 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ | MNF singlebeam TOPAS sub-bottom profiler | Records - 32 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata |
Records - 343 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
ARGO profile map - link to layer metadata RAN CTD data CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 18 Deepest: db,Records - 591 Deepest: db,Records - 291 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 11 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata CMAR XBT profiles - link to layer metadata |
Records - 593 Deepest: db,Records - 3 Deepest: db |
| seabed towed video and stills | S_TV | ■ |
MNF Video Tows CSIRO O&A towed video camera |
Records - 7 Deepest: db |
| Zooplankton samples | ZP | ■ |
The Australian Zooplankton Database (1938 onwards) - Data - link to layer metadata SOOP AusCPR zoop trajectory map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 2 Deepest: db,Records - 163 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
Seabed sediments sampling MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages |
Records - 70 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 - 502 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 - 10 Deepest: db,Records - 22 Deepest: db |
| midwater acoustics | MW_A | ■ |
MNF singlebeam EK60 38-120 kHz (Southern Surveyor) MNF singlebeam EK60 12kHz (Southern Surveyor) |
Records - 21 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 139° 19.3' E 41° 02.0' S to 144° 51.9' E 36° 56.3' 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 | SG | S_TV | WQ_C | XBT | ZP |
| 1939 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1965 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1966 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1973 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1976 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1977 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1980 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1981 | 23 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 4 | 39 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 18 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1987 | 16 | 16 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 1989 | 171 | 220 | 128 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | 19 | 313 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1992 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 65 | ||||||||
| 1994 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 34 | |||||||||
| 1997 | 25 | 208 | 24 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 26 | 203 | 26 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 33 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 5 | 26 | 35 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 8 | 29 | 119 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 6 | 17 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 72 | 1 | 38 | 34 | 12 | |||||||
| 2011 | 190 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 37 | 24 | ||||||
| 2012 | 147 | 12 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 24 | ||||||
| 2013 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 47 | 32 | 58 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 2 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 3 |