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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | Arafura |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 140,371.23 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-04-06 04:33 | |
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 - 70 Deepest: db,Records - 1383 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 84 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ | MNF singlebeam TOPAS sub-bottom profiler | Records - 667 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata MMP Locations Depth Weighted Avg |
Records - 83 Deepest: db,Records - 21 Deepest: db |
| Zooplankton samples | ZP | ■ |
The Australian Zooplankton Database (1938 onwards) - Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 8 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 383 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
CSIRO Sediment Sampling MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages Seabed sediments sampling |
Records - 106 Deepest: db,Records - 240 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata RAN CTD data AIMS CTD data AIMS CTD cast summary |
Records - 46 Deepest: db,Records - 104 Deepest: db,Records - 48 Deepest: db |
| midwater acoustics | MW_A | ■ |
MNF singlebeam EK60 38-120 kHz (Southern Surveyor) MNF singlebeam EK60 12kHz (Southern Surveyor) |
Records - 739 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 131° 33.5' E 11° 53.5' S to 138° 39.8' E 9° 07.9' 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 | CTD | DT_S | MBS | MW_A | OB_ACM | SG | WQ_C | XBT | ZP |
| 1960 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1963 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1964 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1965 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1967 | 53 | 3 | |||||||
| 1968 | 90 | ||||||||
| 1969 | 30 | 177 | |||||||
| 1970 | 20 | ||||||||
| 1972 | 29 | ||||||||
| 1973 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1975 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 1976 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 25 | 15 | |||||||
| 1981 | 28 | ||||||||
| 1982 | 13 | 10 | |||||||
| 1984 | 22 | 3 | |||||||
| 1985 | 69 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1987 | 11 | 42 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 1988 | 19 | 3 | |||||||
| 1989 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1990 | 9 | 2 | |||||||
| 1991 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1992 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| 1993 | 3 | 17 | 4 | ||||||
| 1994 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1996 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 13 | 92 | 1 | ||||||
| 2000 | 41 | 10 | |||||||
| 2005 | 13 | 641 | 801 | 21 | 8 | ||||
| 2006 | 22 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 50 | 1 | |||||||
| 2008 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 20 | 4 | |||||||
| 2010 | 39 | 1 | |||||||
| 2011 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 2012 | 3 | 303 | 11 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 436 | 173 | 4 | ||||
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |