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IMCRA version 4.0 | |
| Name: | Oceanic Shoals |
| Region: | |
| Comments: | http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18075 |
| Area: | 153,880.15 km2 |
| Data aggregated on 2026-04-10 01:50 | |
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 - 1706 Deepest: db,Records - 422 Deepest: db |
| eXpendable BathyThermograph | XBT | ■ |
XBT Profile Data - link to layer metadata |
Records - 469 Deepest: db |
| multibeam sonar | MBS | ■ | MNF singlebeam TOPAS sub-bottom profiler | Records - 112 Deepest: db |
| seabed towed video and stills | S_TV | ■ |
AIMS NERP5650 Digital Stills - link to layer metadata |
Records - 10763 Deepest: db |
| Water quality and chemistry | WQ_C | ■ |
MMP Locations Depth Weighted Avg CMAR Hydrology - link to layer metadata |
Records - 12 Deepest: db,Records - 124 Deepest: db |
| demersal trawl or sled | DT_S | ■ |
Oceanic Shoals Marine Biodiversity Survey - benthos sites - link to layer metadata CMAR Catch Operations Data overview (1965 to current) - link to layer metadata |
Records - 10763 Deepest: 129 db,Records - 283 Deepest: db |
| CTD sensor | CTD | ■ |
RAN CTD data AIMS CTD data CMAR CTD Data Overview (1982 - present) - link to layer metadata AIMS CTD cast summary |
Records - 505 Deepest: db,Records - 87 Deepest: db,Records - 29 Deepest: db |
| sediment grab and core samples | SG | ■ |
MNF Sediment Sampling sites - all voyages Seabed sediments sampling Marine Coastal Oceanic Shoals Samples - major trace elements Core data - Indian Ocean |
Records - 22 Deepest: db,Records - 455 Deepest: db,Records - 58 Deepest: db,Records - 2 Deepest: db |
| Continuous Plankton Recorder | CPR | ■ |
CPR Plankton Colour Index Survey - link to layer metadata |
Records - 10 Deepest: db |
| midwater acoustics | MW_A | ■ |
MNF singlebeam EK60 38-120 kHz (Southern Surveyor) MNF singlebeam EK60 12kHz (Southern Surveyor) |
Records - 1029 Deepest: db |
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Region extents: 123° 25.4' E 13° 53.9' S to 131° 34.3' E 9° 48.5' 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 | MBS | MW_A | OB_ACM | SG | WQ_C | XBT |
| 1960 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1961 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1962 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1967 | 31 | 2 | |||||||
| 1968 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1969 | 13 | 57 | |||||||
| 1970 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1972 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1973 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1979 | 37 | 13 | |||||||
| 1980 | 20 | 17 | |||||||
| 1982 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1984 | 24 | 1 | |||||||
| 1985 | 28 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1987 | 20 | 43 | 19 | 2 | |||||
| 1988 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 1989 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| 1990 | 16 | 22 | |||||||
| 1991 | 52 | ||||||||
| 1992 | 6 | 6 | 24 | ||||||
| 1993 | 3 | 6 | 79 | ||||||
| 1994 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 81 | 7 | |||||||
| 1996 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1997 | 77 | 24 | |||||||
| 1998 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 14 | 240 | 33 | 15 | |||||
| 2000 | 11 | 212 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 2001 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 2003 | 20 | 1 | |||||||
| 2004 | 1 | 23 | 2 | ||||||
| 2005 | 6 | 55 | 446 | 5 | 15 | ||||
| 2006 | 24 | 2 | |||||||
| 2007 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 22 | ||||
| 2008 | 17 | 60 | |||||||
| 2009 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 54 | 27 | |||||||
| 2011 | 54 | 18 | 26 | ||||||
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 10763 | 518 | 376 | 58 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 45 | 511 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 27 |