Recreational Boating

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This resource is relates to recreational use patterns from surveys with recreational boaters at 12 locations around Australia across 2019-2020. The collected recreational use patterns are intended to be indicative of use levels for various marine areas. Use patterns were recorded during face-to-face surveys at boat ramps using gridded maps upon which boaters indicated areas they had visited in the last 12 months along with approximate percentages, indicating the relative time spent at each location.

Data is supplied modelled frequency of recreational boating trips (per grid cell per year), based on aggregated boat ramp survey data.

Data Source: https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/9f40ac0c-e0b1-436b-abc7-b19bc7159d86
Report: https://www.nespmarine.edu.au/document/social-and-economic-benchmarks-australian-marine-parks

Site as: Navarro, M, Langlois, TJ, Burton, M, Hegarty, A, Aston, C, Kragt, ME, Rogers, A (2021) Social and economic benchmarks of the Australian Marine Parks; https://www.nespmarine.edu.au/node/4682

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downloaded 07102024 from https://geoserver.imas.utas.edu.au/geoserver/NESP/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeName=NESP%3ANESP_D6_recboating_modelled&outputFormat=SHAPE-ZIP. This work was supported by National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub Project 4.20 (NESP MaC 4.20).

Purpose
This data and sets of maps was generate as inputs to the Futures of Seafood study State of Play (Work Package 1).Futures of Seafood delivers Australia's first comprehensive analysis of how intensifying ocean demands will reshape seafood production. This landmark 18-month study examines the cumulative impacts of competing ocean uses and policy decisions on the seafood sector. By uniting industry expertise with research capabilities, it creates a single source of truth about challenges and opportunities facing Australian seafood. Through spatial mapping, economic modeling, and social impact assessment, it provides decision-makers with essential insights for managing multiple ocean industries and ensures sustainable seafood production amid changing ocean access.