GIS Layer: Zooplankton biomass in the Timor triangle by northern season

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

Primary Productivity point data from northern Australian waters that has been mapped using MapInfo. Data collected from oceanographic surveys 1959-1964 onboard the vessels "Gascoyne" and "Diamantina". Zooplankton biomass, milligrams per cubic metre. This GIS layer has been produced by CSIRO for the National Oceans Office, as part of an ongoing commitment to natural resource planning and management through the 'National Marine Bioregionalisation' project. Variations in onscreen colour representation or printed reproduction may affect perception of the contained data.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title GIS Layer: Zooplankton biomass in the Timor triangle by northern season
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ac9bd49a-9c4b-4559-915e-db23f592e692
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Donna.Hayes@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/01/1959 - 01/01/1964
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        100.0,
        -30.0
      ],
      [
        120.0,
        -30.0
      ],
      [
        120.0,
        -8.0
      ],
      [
        100.0,
        -8.0
      ],
      [
        100.0,
        -30.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "GIS Layer: Zooplankton biomass in the Timor triangle by northern season". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/gis-layer-zooplankton-biomass-in-the-timor-triangle-by-northern-season1