Derwent Habitat Atlas, 2008

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

This dataset depicts marine habitats, saltmarsh and wetland within and adjacent to the Derwent River estuary from New Norfolk to Iron Pot. The dataset combines and simplifies data from previous studies undertaken between 1999 and 2008 into a non-overlapping polygon representation (see Lineage). The habitat types depicted in the dataset include Cobble, Reef, Sand, Silt, Rock, Aquatic Macrophytes, Seagrass, Macrocystis pyrifera, Wetland and Saltmarsh vegetation communities. The dataset is intended to be used for education, awareness raising and to assist in planning and management.

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Title Derwent Habitat Atlas, 2008
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/d9f06d40-0e2b-44d7-82d1-59e8d4376718
Contact Point
Tasmania Government's The List Data
derwent@environment.tas.gov.au
Reference Period 17/08/1999 - 18/08/2008
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        147.2,
        -43.1
      ],
      [
        147.5,
        -43.1
      ],
      [
        147.5,
        -42.7
      ],
      [
        147.2,
        -42.7
      ],
      [
        147.2,
        -43.1
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Tasmania TheList

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Tasmania TheList "Derwent Habitat Atlas, 2008". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.thelist.tas.gov.au/datagn/srv/eng/csw/dataset/derwent-habitat-atlas-2008