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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | Wet Tropic Coast |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 5,823.37 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-04-19 10:01 | |
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 - 5 Deepest: db,Records - 96 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
CMAR XBT profiles - link to layer metadata XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 3 Deepest: db,Records - 39 Deepest: db |
| turtle nesting locations | TN | ■ | Records - 2 Deepest: db |
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| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
SRS Bio Optical DataBase - link to layer metadata MMP Locations Depth Weighted Avg CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata |
Records - 7 Deepest: db,Records - 632 Deepest: db,Records - 9 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 - 16 Deepest: db,Records - 4 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
AIMS CTD cast summary CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata RAN CTD data AIMS CTD data |
Records - 496 Deepest: db,Records - 3 Deepest: db,Records - 258 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages AIMS - Sediment Mudcore sediment surface Herbert River Study Seabed sediments sampling |
Records - 3 Deepest: db,Records - 226 Deepest: db,Records - 34 Deepest: db,Records - 181 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 75 Deepest: db |
| Continuous Plankton Recorder | CPR | ■ |
CPR Plankton Colour Index Survey - link to layer metadata |
Records - 14 Deepest: db |
| diver visual | DV | ■ |
Reef Life Survey (RLS) Sites (http://reeflifesurvey.com) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 12 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 - 26 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 145° 13.3' E 18° 31.9' S to 146° 28.5' E 15° 24.2' 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 | MW_A | OB_ACM | SG | TN | WQ_C | XBT | ZP |
| 1973 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1987 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| 1989 | 25 | 29 | |||||||||
| 1990 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 3 | |||||||
| 1991 | 22 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 2 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1993 | 16 | 141 | 45 | 6 | |||||||
| 1994 | 20 | 16 | 39 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 14 | 29 | 55 | 2 | |||||||
| 1996 | 9 | 2 | 34 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 1 | ||||
| 1998 | 17 | 18 | 20 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 10 | 29 | 21 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2001 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 2003 | 43 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2005 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2006 | 1 | 31 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |||||||
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| 2009 | 3 | 19 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 40 | 12 | 17 | 2 | |||||||
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 3 | ||||||
| 2012 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 14 | |||||||
| 2013 | 14 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 4 | ||||||
| 2014 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| 2015 | 1 | 23 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 1 | 10 | 1 |