Map: Prawn Larval Distribution in the Gulf of Carpentaria

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

Map showing prawn larval distribution of commercial and non-commercial species. The data was recorded from stepped oblique bottom to surface plankton tows, 140-142um nets. This map 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.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Map: Prawn Larval Distribution in the Gulf of Carpentaria
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ae4d9714-6faf-42f2-9c21-d26305ac064c
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
Donna.Hayes@csiro.au
Reference Period 01/09/2004 - 01/12/2004
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        123.0,
        -23.0
      ],
      [
        147.0,
        -23.0
      ],
      [
        147.0,
        -4.0
      ],
      [
        123.0,
        -4.0
      ],
      [
        123.0,
        -23.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Map: Prawn Larval Distribution in the Gulf of Carpentaria". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/map-prawn-larval-distribution-in-the-gulf-of-carpentaria