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King Sound fishing maps and mapped sections

King Sound fishing maps with directly measured AusBathyTopo depth cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, access context and transparent quality holds.

18 live sections38 on quality hold18 survey-backed depth maps9 cataloged target species2 official access records

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Why King Sound is split up

This named coastal system is divided into non-overlapping trip-scale operational windows. Every public child independently passes the fixed direct-source, 25-mile, 250,000-acre, contour, retained-point and fishing-spot gates.

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Survey-backed depthCoastal map

King Sound — Sector 06

33,086-acre King Sound — Sector 06 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 06 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 212 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 07

15,412-acre King Sound — Sector 07 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 07 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 244 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 10

40,620-acre King Sound — Sector 10 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 10 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 164 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 11

13,887-acre King Sound — Sector 11 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 11 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 226 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 14

17,602-acre King Sound — Sector 14 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 14 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 308 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 16

44,826-acre King Sound — Sector 16 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 16 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 66 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 17

18,219-acre King Sound — Sector 17 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 17 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 39 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin
Public access: 1 official record

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King Sound — Sector 22

37,669-acre King Sound — Sector 22 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 22 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 78 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 23

28,823-acre King Sound — Sector 23 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 23 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 57 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 25

17,144-acre King Sound — Sector 25 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 25 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 25 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 27

11,218-acre King Sound — Sector 27 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 27 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 76 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 28

6,019-acre King Sound — Sector 28 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 28 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 21 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 29

7,781-acre King Sound — Sector 29 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 29 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 36 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 32

5,759-acre King Sound — Sector 32 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 32 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 23 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 34

13,812-acre King Sound — Sector 34 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 34 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 50 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 35

29,418-acre King Sound — Sector 35 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 35 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 19 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 40

39,266-acre King Sound — Sector 40 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 40 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 50 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin

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King Sound — Sector 41

43,535-acre King Sound — Sector 41 Australian saltwater fishing map showing only directly measured AusBathyTopo 2026 cells, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage context, access guidance and current-rule links. Sector 41 trip-scale surveyed footprint within King Sound. A strongly tidal Kimberley sound of island passages, turbid channels, mud banks and river-fed southern arms. The displayed footprint is not a legal boundary or a claim of complete named-water coverage.

Recorded max: 36 ft
Species: Barramundi, Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish, King Threadfin
Public access: 1 official record

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Sections on quality hold

These named sections are part of King Sound but did not pass the release gate, so they have no public map yet.

King Sound — Sector 01 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 02 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 03 — Quality hold: 1 source-derived structure candidates is below the fixed four-spot floor. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 04 — Quality hold: 1 source-derived structure candidates is below the fixed four-spot floor. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 05 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 08 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 09 — Quality hold: 1 source-derived structure candidates is below the fixed four-spot floor. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 12 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 13 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 15 — Quality hold: 0 source-derived structure candidates is below the fixed four-spot floor. 41 retained measured depth points is below the fixed 50-point display floor. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 18 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 19 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 20 — Quality hold: 3 source-derived structure candidates is below the fixed four-spot floor. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 21 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 24 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 26 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 30 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 31 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 33 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 36 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 37 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 38 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 39 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 42 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 43 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 44 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 45 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 46 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 47 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 48 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 49 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 50 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 51 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 52 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 53 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 54 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 55 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.
King Sound — Sector 56 — Quality hold: No coherent directly measured AusBathyTopo TID 10-17 footprint met the generator floor inside this operational child. No source, coverage, content or page-size waiver is applied.

Choose with the evidence visible

How to compare King Sound sections

The released set contains 18 survey-backed sections and 0 modeled sections. Their published maximum depths run from 19 to 308 ft, with a median of 57 ft. Those numbers make scale differences visible, but they do not make sections interchangeable: contour provenance, access, species evidence and local structure remain specific to each child map.

Start with the section closest to the water you actually plan to fish. Then compare its depth-data label and species roster with an adjacent section before treating a pattern as system-wide. A survey-backed child is the stronger choice for precise breakline planning; a modeled child is broader reconnaissance and should be checked against sonar and conditions on the water. Return to this overview whenever you cross into another mapped reach, pool or coastal section.

Same child-page contract

What every section keeps separate

Depth provenance: each child discloses whether its contours are survey-backed or modeled; a family card never upgrades that label.
Fishing spots: structure and seasonal recommendations are calculated inside the child boundary so distant reaches are not mixed together.
Fish species: each page keeps its own supported roster rather than inheriting every species found anywhere in the parent system.
Local context: hatch guidance, access, hazards, catches and nearby-water links continue to resolve for the individual child where data is available.

Source-backed, not crowd-guessed

Authoritative sources for this overview

Planning questions

Frequently asked questions

Why is King Sound divided into separate fishing maps?

This named coastal system is divided into non-overlapping trip-scale operational windows. Every public child independently passes the fixed direct-source, 25-mile, 250,000-acre, contour, retained-point and fishing-spot gates.

Are these depth maps survey-backed?

18 released maps use surveyed or official agency bathymetry. Each child keeps its own provider, product, datum and not-for-navigation disclosure.

Do fish and access records apply everywhere?

No. Species, forage, access and fishing spots remain scoped to each child map and retain their evidence labels.