Layer Metadata

Metadata for Dugong Protection Areas

Data Set
	DSIN	10327
	Title	Dugong Protection Areas
	Custodian	Queensland Fisheries Service - Assessment & Monitoring Unit
	Jurisdiction	QLD
Description
	Abstract	On the 14th August 1997 the Federal and Queensland Governments announced measures to save dugongs in the southern Great Barrier Reef and Hervey Bay regions. Central to these measures was the establishment of a system of dugong protection areas in these regions. The Areas are declared in legislation under the Fisheries Act 1994 and the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992. Two types of protection areas were established : Zone A has more stringent controls over netting practices. Foreshore set nets and offshore set and drift nets are prohibited in most Zone A protection areas. In Zone B mesh netting is permitted but with restrictions on the type, size and location of nets, and requirements for attendance at nets.
	Search Word(s)	Ecology, Habitat
	Geographic Extent Name(s)	Queensland East Coast
	Coordinates	N: -9
		S: -29.5
		E: 154
		W: 138
Data Currency
	Beginning date	1/01/1997
	Ending date	1/11/2001
Dataset Status
	Progress	Complete
	Maintenance and update frequency	As required
Access
	Stored Data Format	DIGITAL - ARC/INFO, DIGITAL - ARC/INFO Export
	Available Format Type	DIGITAL - ARC/INFO, DIGITAL - ARC/INFO Export
	Access Constraint	QFS data - release outside QFS on completion of a data agreement
Data Quality
	Lineage	Engineered in AGD66 datum, the coastline is taken from the Austalian Land Information Group 1:100,000 coastline. The lineage is taken from the description of the dugong protection area as specified in the latest gazette of the Fisheries Regulations 1995.
	Positional Accuracy	The positional accuracy is regarded as being the positional accuracy of the Australian Land Information Group 1:100,000 coastline data. This is estimated at being accurate to 150m.
	Attribute Accuracy	Contains ‘DPA_Name’ and ‘DPA_Type’ attributes which refer to specific activity restrictions. Attribute contents have been validated. Attributes: [dpa_name] = name of dpa, [dpa_type] = code defining type of dpa, [x-coord], [y-coord]
	Logical Consistency	The dataset is regarded as logically consistent.
	Completeness	All gazetted Dugong Protection Areas are represented, and dataset is regarded as complete.
Contact Information
	Contact Organisation	Queensland Fisheries Service - Assessment & Monitoring Unit
	Contact Position	Fish Data Coordinator
	Mail Address	Level 2 80 Ann Street
	Locality	Brisbane
	State	Qld
	Country	Australia
	Postcode	4001
	Telephone	07 3405 6822
	Facsimile	07 3224 2805
	Electronic Mail	FishDataCoordinator@dpi.qld.gov.au
Metadata Date
	Creation Date	21/06/2000