Spencer Gulf fisheries, Abalone Fisheries Catch and Effort Logbook Data

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 undertake...

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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:
SA
Online Access:https://researchdata.edu.au/spencer-gulf-fisheries-logbook-data/693811
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Summary: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 2,000 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 Abalone catch and effort (1979-current) monitoring catch and effort fluctuations in SA's Abalone Fisheries (3 zones). The quantity of catch and effort expended is recorded on a daily basis. The two main species of abalone landed from South Australian waters are Blacklip (Haliotis rubra) and Greenlip (Haliotis laevigata). The fishery is divided into the Southern, Central, and Western Zones.