aef12392-16c2-42c0-b8bf-bd5fb2d19293 urn:uuid en UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-11-11T12:48:13 creation ISO 19115 2016 Marine pollution data aef12392-16c2-42c0-b8bf-bd5fb2d19293 The Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 and regulations protect Queensland's marine and coastal environment by minimising deliberate and negligent discharges of ship-sourced pollutants into coastal waters. Under the Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 the master of a ship must report a discharge or probable discharge of any pollutant without delay to Maritime Safety Queensland or the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Pollutants are defined as harmful substances and includes oil, chemicals, and sewage and garbage. Even minor instances of marine pollution must be reported. The data files below contain reported marine pollution or suspected marine pollution in coastal waters. For a full breakdown of each column in this dataset please refer to the supporting document – Field Descriptions. coastal waters marine pollution maritime msq oil spill pollution water quality Marine pollution—2019 to 2020 documentDigital Summary of oil spills and other marine pollution events reported to Maritime Safety Queensland from 2019 to 2020 CSV Marine pollution—2018 to 2019 documentDigital Summary of oil spills and other marine pollution events reported to Maritime Safety Queensland from 2018 to 2019 CSV Marine pollution—2017 to 2018 documentDigital Summary of oil spills and other marine pollution events reported to Maritime Safety Queensland from 2017 to 2018. CSV Marine pollution—2016 to 2017 documentDigital Summary of oil spills and other marine pollution events reported to Maritime Safety Queensland from 2016 to 2017. CSV Marine pollution—2002 to 2016 documentDigital Summary of oil spills and other marine pollution events reported to Maritime Safety Queensland from 2002 to 2016. CSV Field Descriptions documentDigital This supplementary resource lists and explains the fields that appear in the "Marine pollution—2002 to 2016" data resource. PDF