NZ Seamount closures (Merc41)

New Zealand’s four million km2 marine environment is diverse, with a range of coastal habitats and offshore seabed environments. There are also many marine species unique to New Zealand. Marine protected areas conserve or manage some of these unique habitats and species, while a range of other tools also provide marine protection. We report on the area covered by these tools as an indirect measure to understand the state of the marine environment. Seamount (underwater mountain area) closures are one of the marine protection tools used. They are designated areas in the exclusive economic zone, which extends to the 200 nautical mile limit. Seamount closures protect underwater mountain areas through the prohibition of all trawling activity. There are some areas where seamount closures overlap with benthic protection areas. In these cases the seamount closure restrictions apply.Sourced from MfE from a collection of layers for the "Our Marine Environment 2016" report (see https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layers/tag/our-marine-environment-2016/ ). Mercator 41 Projection - EPSG:3994
 
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(2016) . NZ Seamount closures (Merc41). https://dc.niwa.co.nz:/niwa_dc/srv/api/records/f7ca7baf-9f2a-2fa3-3c99-5ed2e887eb71
 

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Date ( Publication )
2016-10-27
Presentation form
Digital map
Purpose
Sourced from MfE from a collection of layers for the "Our Marine Environment 2016" report (see https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layers/tag/our-marine-environment-2016/ ). Mercator 41 Projection - EPSG:3994
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Sourced from MfE from a collection of layers for the "Our Marine Environment 2016" report (see https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layers/tag/our-marine-environment-2016/ ).
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ANZLIC Jurisdictions ( Theme )
  • New Zealand
ANZLIC Search Words ( Theme )
  • MARINE
  • MARINE-Biology
  • FAUNA-Vertebrates
  • ECOLOGY-Habitat
  • BOUNDARIES
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  • Downloadable Data
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand by Ministry for the Environment
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand by Ministry for the Environment
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Vector
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Boundaries
  • Oceans
Environment description
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19044) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.8.3.29751
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nzl

 

Date ( Publication )
2009-03-31
Edition
Version 1.0
Edition date
2009-03-31
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EPSG / 2193 / 9.8(10.0.0)
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Geometry only
Geometric object type
Composite
Geometric object count
17
Distribution format
  • Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class ()

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https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layer/53496-seamount-closures-2016-report/  
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Ministry for Primary Industries

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Methodology (collection & analyses) Protection in the marine environment is a conservation tool where human activity is restricted to varying degrees. We report on the extent and location of protection in the marine environment in relation to biogeographic regions (areas defined by the geographical distribution of animals and plants; Department of Conservation, 2014).

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f7ca7baf-9f2a-2fa3-3c99-5ed2e887eb71   XML
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English
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UTF8
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Dataset
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Date stamp
2022-11-21T13:41:14
Metadata standard name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata standard version
2007

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