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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | WA South Coast |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 47,224.96 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2025-09-17 18:05 | |
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 - 246 Deepest: db,Records - 1609 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ |
RV Investigator EM122 multibeam SBP120 sub bottom profiler MNF singlebeam TOPAS sub-bottom profiler |
Records - 15 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
ANMN NRS BGC Pigments - link to layer metadata ANMN NRS BGC chemistry map - link to layer metadata ANMN NRS BGC tss secchi map - link to layer metadata CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata |
Records - 15 Deepest: db,Records - 135 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata aatams sattag dm location map - link to layer metadata ARGO profile map - link to layer metadata aatams sattag dm profile map - link to layer metadata aatams sattag dm dive profile map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 126 Deepest: db,Records - 23 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 34 Deepest: db |
| satellite tag | ST | ■ |
aatams sattag dm location map - link to layer metadata aatams sattag dm profile map - link to layer metadata aatams sattag dm dive profile map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 3 Deepest: db |
| Phytoplankton sample | PP | ■ |
ANMN NRS BGC plankton phytoplankton map - link to layer metadata ANMN NRS BGC Pigments - link to layer metadata ANMN NRS BGC picoplankton map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 15 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata CMAR XBT profiles - link to layer metadata |
Records - 4 Deepest: db,Records - 7 Deepest: db |
| seabed towed video and stills | S_TV | ■ | MNF Video Tows | Records - 4 Deepest: db |
| Zooplankton samples | ZP | ■ |
The Australian Zooplankton Database (1938 onwards) - Data - link to layer metadata ANMN NRS BGC plankton zooplankton map - link to layer metadata SOOP AusCPR zoop trajectory map - link to layer metadata ANMN NRS BGC plankton biomass map - link to layer metadata |
Records - 45 Deepest: db,Records - 21 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
Seabed sediments sampling MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages |
Records - 167 Deepest: db,Records - 35 Deepest: db |
| diver visual | DV | ■ |
Reef Life Survey (RLS) Sites (http://reeflifesurvey.com) - link to layer metadata Long Term Temperate Reef Monitoring Program Site Surveys |
Records - 15 Deepest: db,Records - 32 Deepest: db |
| Continuous Plankton Recorder | CPR | ■ |
CPR Plankton Colour Index Survey - link to layer metadata CPR Zooplankton Abundance Survey - link to layer metadata CPR Phytoplankton Abundance Survey - link to layer metadata |
Records - 28 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 - 411 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 115° 57.8' E 35° 27.8' S to 124° 29.9' E 33° 38.0' 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 | MW_A | OB_ACM | PP | SG | ST | S_TV | WQ_C | XBT | ZP |
| 1952 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1953 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1954 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1956 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1962 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1964 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1966 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1967 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1971 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1972 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1973 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 1975 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1979 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1981 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1982 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1983 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | 18 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1988 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | 31 | 420 | 31 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 34 | 2 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1996 | 32 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | 32 | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | 32 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | 11 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 80 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 37 | 4 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 8 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 3 | 6 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 163 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 2013 | 3 | 228 | 294 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 2015 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | 7 | 10 |