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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | Shoalwater Coast |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 20,277.10 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-04-04 21:01 | |
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 | ■ |
CSIRO NCMI Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler data - link to layer metadata NOAA drifting buoys (map) |
Records - 114 Deepest: db,Records - 16 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ | SBP120 sub bottom profiler | Records - 1 Deepest: db |
| 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 - 100 Deepest: db,Records - 13 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 147 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
RAN CTD data AIMS CTD data AIMS CTD cast summary AODN Slocum gliders - link to layer metadata CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 65 Deepest: db,Records - 86 Deepest: db,Records - 4 Deepest: db,Records - 11 Deepest: db |
| Glider | glider | ■ |
AODN Slocum gliders - link to layer metadata |
Records - 4 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 41 Deepest: db |
| turtle nesting locations | TN | ■ | Records - 323 Deepest: db |
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| Zooplankton samples | ZP | ■ |
SOOP AusCPR zoop trajectory map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 1 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
Seabed sediments sampling AIMS - Sediment Mudcore sediment surface |
Records - 351 Deepest: db,Records - 25 Deepest: db |
| Continuous Plankton Recorder | CPR | ■ |
CPR Plankton Colour Index Survey - link to layer metadata |
Records - 11 Deepest: db |
| diver visual | DV | ■ |
Reef Life Survey (RLS) Sites (http://reeflifesurvey.com) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 10 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 149° 10.7' E 24° 18.2' S to 152° 08.7' E 20° 58.4' 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 | OB_ACM | SG | TN | WQ_C | XBT | ZP | glider |
| 1968 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1970 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1976 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1988 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1989 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1991 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1992 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | 17 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1998 | 1 | 73 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1999 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 4 | 125 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 100 | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 8 | 63 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 110 | 5 | 188 | 3 | |||||||
| 2005 | 8 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 2006 | 9 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 2012 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 1 |