Spencer Gulf fisheries, Marine Scalefish Fishery Catch and Effort Logbook Data (includes Miscellaneous Fisheries)

• Other Authors: Angelo Tsolos (hasPrincipalInvestigator), SARDI Aquatic Sciences (hasAssociationWith), Talia Wittmann (processor), University of Adelaide (hasAssociationWith)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; biota; environment; King George whiting; Snapper; Garfish; Southern calamary; FISH; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; FISHERIES; AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES; Logbook/Catch Data; Global/Oceans | Southern Ocean/ Australia extension; Marine Features (Australia) | Spencer Gulf; SA; catch; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/spencer-gulf-fisheries-miscellaneous-fisheries/693810

Maintenance and Update Frequency: unknown Statement: All Commercial Fisheries licence holders must provide details of their fishing activities on a prescribed form. Data is received on the prescribed logbook form and is collated, processed and entered by the data entry staff. Validation is undertaken during processing and entry of forms. Data are in numerical and text format, and presented as tabulated data. Approximately 60,000 records by year. The dataset is pre-identified in the sense that the data collected is specified by PIRSA Fisheries & Aquaculture on behalf of the Minister. For further information: The data is hosted by SARDI/PIRSA on behalf of the Minister - restricted access. All data with a distinct licence count of less than 5 is confidential. Refer to SARDI Aquatic Sciences Information Systems Quality Assurance and Data Integrity Report - 2010 (available with the permission of SARDI Aquatic Sciences on behalf of PIRSA Fisheries and the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries). Credit South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Aquatic Sciences Credit Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) Fisheries Credit The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries The Marine Scale Fishery has traditionally been one in which fishing effort shifts temporarily and spatially between species, depending on their relative abundance and value. SARDI research projects have concentrated on providing information on key biological parameters of several of the major species, including King George whiting, Snapper, Garfish, and Southern calamary. The Marine Scale system monitors catch and effort fluctuations in South Australia's Marine Scalefish fishery and provides a basis for assessment of fish stocks. Quantity of fish (by species) and effort (by gear) expended in taking the catch is recorded by monthly returns submitted by the commercial fisher.