Hub data can be accessed, browsed or downloaded by visiting the Hub landing page on the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN). To view geospatial data, use one of these online map viewers/data portals, or click in the table below to reach our most popular datasets.

Online map viewers and data portals

  • Seamap Australia - national maps of seafloor habitats, bathymetry and human activity (such as commercial fishing, oil and gas exploration and production and shipping) with overlays including marine park boundaries.

  • North West Atlas - maps of marine life, oceanographic and ecological features, heritage and human activity off north-western Australia.

  • Australian Region Marine Data Aggregation (ARMADA) - summarised marine data from AODN and Hub partners that publish using web services, aggregated by Australian marine parks and key ecological features.

  • AusSeabed - national bathymetry and sediment data, with overlays including marine park boundaries and seafloor features.

  • GlobalArchive - international fish imagery and scoring data collected using underwater baited video, with marine park boundary overlays.

Popular Hub datasets with links to view map, download data, read metadata record, or copy Web Map Service (URL) for use in desktop GIS software.


Data Title View Copy WMS URL Download Read
Marine environment
SST long-term trend View - Read
Reefs on the Australian Continental Shelf View Download Read
Spotted Handfish population surveys View Download Read
Marine and coastal habitat restoration projects View Download Read
Urchin barrens from AUV imagery - Bicheno region View Download Read
Geomorphology and Surface Classification of Coral Sea seamounts View - Read
Relative pelagic fish abundance from commercial catch data View Download Read
Predicted sea snake habitat locations in the NW Region View - Read
Predicted pelagic vertebrate diversity - Oceanic Shoals CMR View Download Read
Visual surveys of marine megafauna - Oceanic Shoals CMR View Download Read
Vessel strike risk - Dugong View Download Read
Vessel strike risk - Green Turtle View Download Read
Vessel strike risk - Southern Right Whale View Download Read
Vessel strike risk - Sperm Whale View Download Read
Vessel strike risk - Humpback Whale (GBR) View Download Read
Vessel strike risk - Humpback Whale (West Coast) View Download Read
Pressures on the marine environment
Maritime cables - active View Download Read
Maritime cables - decomissioned View Download Read
Petroleum pipelines View Download Read
Oil and gas lease areas View Download Read
Oil and gas wells View Download Read
Oil spills View Download Read
National Outfall Database View Download Read
Pollution markers from ecological monitoring sites View Download Read
Plastic pollution in the world's oceans (modelled): 0-1mm View Download Read
Cyclones summary 1900-2015 View Download Read
Seismic surveys (2D) - 1961-1965 View Download Read
Seismic surveys (2D) - 2006-2010 View Download Read
Seismic surveys (3D) - 1976-1980 View Download Read
Seismic surveys (3D) - 2006-2010 View Download Read
Shipping activity 1999 View Download Read
Shipping activity 2005 View Download Read
Shipping activity 2013 View Download Read
Shipping activity 2014 View Download Read
Shipping activity 2015 View Download Read
Vessel traffic density (finescale) 2013 View Download Read
Vessel traffic density (finescale) 2014 View Download Read
Vessel traffic density (finescale) 2015 View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Auto Long Line View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Demersal Long Line View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Danish Seine View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Gillnet View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Hand Line View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Pelagic Long Line View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Pole View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Purse Seine View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Trotline View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Trolling View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Commonwealth) - Trawling View Download Read
Fishing Effort (NSW) - Longline and Demersal Line (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (NSW) - Hand Collection (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (NT) - Barramundi (2006-2017) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (NT) - Spanish Mackerel (2006-2017) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (QLD) - Net (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (QLD) - Trawl (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (SA) - Abalone (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (SA) - Rock Lobster (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Tas) - Jig (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Tas) - Hand Line (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Vic) - Hand Line [Bass Strait] (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (Vic) - Rock Lobster (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (WA) - Gillnet (2011-2015) View Download Read
Fishing Effort (WA) - Trap and Pot (2011-2015) View Download Read

Management of Marine Biodiversity Hub data


A Data Management Framework developed by the Hub guides a consistent approach to data management across research themes and projects. The Hub also has an ongoing collaboration with AODN and is committed to national standards for data management.

Contact the Hub data manager for more information.
 

Recently released datasets

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Friday, December 1, 2023 - 8:08am