This product is the Recreational Fishing Regions of Western Australia dataset. This datatset outlines recreational fishing regions used for monitoring, assessments and management of Western Australia’s recreational fisheries and aquatic resources in accordance with ecosystem-based fisheries management and Western Australia Fisheries Resource Harvest Strategies.

This data set contains the current CEO Notices and Determinations (CEO) boundaries for WA fisheries. Each feature relates to the management boundary of a specific type of fish / fishery / area or activity. These boundaries comprise one component of all fisheries related boundaries prescribed by WA fisheries legislation. The full list of WA fisheries boundaries as documented in the annual ‘Status Reports of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ is comprised of 6 different categories that have been grouped together as the Fisheries Guide. Fisheries Guide – CEO Notices and Determinations Fisheries Guide – Consolidated Management Plans Fisheries Guide – Consolidated Notices and Orders Fisheries Guide – Instrument of Exemption Fisheries Guide – Licence Conditions Fisheries Guide – Open Access When searching for particular information in relation to a type of fish / a fishery / an area or activity, then it is important that you refer to all of the above Fisheries Guide categories, as looking in just one category alone may not return all of the relevant boundaries.

This data set contains the current Consolidated Management Plans (CMP) boundaries for WA fisheries. Each feature relates to the management boundary of a specific type of fish / fishery / area or activity. These boundaries comprise one component of all fisheries related boundaries prescribed by WA fisheries legislation. The full list of WA fisheries boundaries as documented in the annual ‘Status Reports of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ is comprised of 6 different categories that have been grouped together as the Fisheries Guide. Fisheries Guide – CEO Notices and Determinations Fisheries Guide – Consolidated Management Plans Fisheries Guide – Consolidated Notices and Orders Fisheries Guide – Instrument of Exemption Fisheries Guide – Licence Conditions Fisheries Guide – Open Access When searching for particular information in relation to a type of fish / a fishery / an area or activity, then it is important that you refer to all of the above Fisheries Guide categories, as looking in just one category alone may not return all of the relevant boundaries.

This data set contains the current Consolidated Notices and Orders (CNO) boundaries for WA fisheries. Each feature relates to the management boundary of a specific type of fish / fishery / area or activity. These boundaries comprise one component of all fisheries related boundaries prescribed by WA fisheries legislation. The full list of WA fisheries boundaries as documented in the annual ‘Status Reports of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ is comprised of 6 different categories that have been grouped together as the Fisheries Guide. Fisheries Guide – CEO Notices and Determinations Fisheries Guide – Consolidated Management Plans Fisheries Guide – Consolidated Notices and Orders Fisheries Guide – Instrument of Exemption Fisheries Guide – Licence Conditions Fisheries Guide – Open Access When searching for particular information in relation to a type of fish / a fishery / an area or activity, then it is important that you refer to all of the above Fisheries Guide categories, as looking in just one category alone may not return all of the relevant boundaries.

This data set contains the current Instrument of Exemption (IOE) boundaries for WA fisheries. Each feature relates to the management boundary of a specific type of fish / fishery / area or activity. These boundaries comprise one component of all fisheries related boundaries prescribed by WA fisheries legislation. The full list of WA fisheries boundaries as documented in the annual ‘Status Reports of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ is comprised of 6 different categories that have been grouped together as the Fisheries Guide. Fisheries Guide – CEO Notices and Determinations Fisheries Guide – Consolidated Management Plans Fisheries Guide – Consolidated Notices and Orders Fisheries Guide – Instrument of Exemption Fisheries Guide – Licence Conditions Fisheries Guide – Open Access When searching for particular information in relation to a type of fish / a fishery / an area or activity, then it is important that you refer to all of the above Fisheries Guide categories, as looking in just one category alone may not return all of the relevant boundaries.

This spatial boundary supports the marine bioregional boundaries as described in the State of the Fisheries Reports, that follows those of the Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia report (IMCRA Technical Group) except for the inclusion of the Gascoyne coast as a separate region.

Polygon coverage containing all marine locations of aquaculture licenses including application sites.

Download FGDB:- Download The Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) provides both spatial and textual information about government, Indigenous and privately protected areas for Australia, in both the marine and terrestrial environments. State, Territory and the large NGO conservation agencies supplied data current for 30 June 2024.CAPAD provides a snapshot of protected areas that meet the IUCN definition of a protected area: "A protected area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognised, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values." (IUCN Definition 2008).The department publishes a summary of the CAPAD data biennially on its website at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad.

This data represents the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia - Environmental Protection (Western Swamp Tortoise Habitat) Policy 2011. This policy protects the habitat of the Western Swamp Tortoise by declaring beneficial uses that are to be protected and aims to ensure management activities within the policy area do not adversely impact on the habitat or these beneficial uses. These boundaries were gazetted and enacted with the original policy on the 14 Feb 2012. A full description of the Policy and boundary is available on the EPA website https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/policies-guidance/environmental-protection-western-swamp-tortoise-habitat-policy-2011.