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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | Central Reef |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 31,388.85 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-03-19 17:19 | |
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 - 1683 Deepest: db,Records - 173 Deepest: db |
| Meteorological & SST | MET | ■ |
Cleveland Bay Study Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 2 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ |
RV Investigator EM122 multibeam SBP120 sub bottom profiler |
Records - 23 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
MMP Locations Depth Weighted Avg CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata |
Records - 461 Deepest: db,Records - 112 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
RAN CTD data AIMS CTD data ARGO profile map - link to layer metadata Completed Realtime Glider Deployments - link to layer metadata CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata AIMS CTD cast summary |
Records - 488 Deepest: db,Records - 28 Deepest: db,Records - 91 Deepest: db,Records - 268 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 175 Deepest: db |
| Glider | glider | ■ |
Completed Realtime Glider Deployments - link to layer metadata |
Records - 27 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 - 87 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
CMAR XBT profiles - link to layer metadata XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 20 Deepest: db,Records - 167 Deepest: db |
| turtle nesting locations | TN | ■ | Records - 5 Deepest: db |
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| Zooplankton samples | ZP | ■ |
The Australian Zooplankton Database (1938 onwards) - Data - link to layer metadata SOOP AusCPR zoop trajectory map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 74 Deepest: db,Records - 3 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
Seabed sediments sampling MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages Herbert River Study AIMS - Sediment Mudcore sediment surface |
Records - 382 Deepest: db,Records - 5 Deepest: db,Records - 14 Deepest: db,Records - 365 Deepest: db |
| diver visual | DV | ■ |
Reef Life Survey (RLS) Sites (http://reeflifesurvey.com) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 24 Deepest: db |
| Continuous Plankton Recorder | CPR | ■ |
CPR Plankton Colour Index Survey - link to layer metadata |
Records - 18 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 - 345 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 145° 53.3' E 19° 33.9' S to 149° 59.5' E 16° 13.4' 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 | CPR | CTD | DT_S | DV | MBS | MET | MW_A | OB_ACM | R.A_UV | SG | TN | WQ_C | XBT | ZP | glider |
| 1963 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1973 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1979 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1982 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 14 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1985 | 12 | 12 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | 20 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | 25 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 73 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | 21 | 30 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1992 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 52 | 38 | 25 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 5 | 94 | 31 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | 6 | 20 | 104 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1997 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | 4 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 107 | 112 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 11 | 50 | 5 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 4 | 14 | 42 | 4 | 14 | 27 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2013 | 18 | 4 | 266 | 360 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | 74 | 23 |