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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | West Cape York |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 21,845.01 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-04-06 16:20 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 534 Deepest: db |
| ocean based acoustic current meter | OB_ACM | ■ |
CSIRO NCMI Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler data - link to layer metadata NOAA drifting buoys (map) |
Records - 28 Deepest: db,Records - 3 Deepest: db |
| turtle nesting locations | TN | ■ | Records - 92 Deepest: db |
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| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ | MNF singlebeam TOPAS sub-bottom profiler | Records - 37 Deepest: db |
| Zooplankton samples | ZP | ■ |
The Australian Zooplankton Database (1938 onwards) - Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 134 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata MMP Locations Depth Weighted Avg |
Records - 24 Deepest: db,Records - 11 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
AIMS CTD cast summary RAN CTD data AIMS CTD data CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 3 Deepest: db,Records - 535 Deepest: db,Records - 4 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 199 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
CSIRO Sediment Sampling Seabed sediments sampling |
Records - 11 Deepest: db,Records - 175 Deepest: db |
| midwater acoustics | MW_A | ■ |
MNF singlebeam EK60 38-120 kHz (Southern Surveyor) MNF singlebeam EK60 12kHz (Southern Surveyor) |
Records - 41 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 140° 52.5' E 13° 30.3' S to 142° 32.2' E 10° 23.4' 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 | TN | WQ_C | XBT | ZP |
| 1968 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1969 | 25 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1972 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1973 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1976 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1977 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1981 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1983 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 52 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1985 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |||||||
| 1987 | 7 | 22 | 27 | |||||||
| 1988 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 21 | ||||
| 1989 | 31 | 17 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||||||
| 1991 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 13 | ||||||
| 1992 | 1 | 10 | 13 | |||||||
| 1993 | 6 | 51 | ||||||||
| 1994 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 1 | 45 | ||||||||
| 1996 | 23 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 67 | 25 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 1998 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 14 | 33 | 1 | |||||||
| 2000 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 1 | 35 | 21 | 29 | 35 | |||||
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 28 | 102 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 65 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| 2010 | 2 | 27 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 395 | 36 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 6 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| 2013 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |||||||
| 2014 | 37 | 32 |