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Spencer Gulf fisheries, Sardine Research Catch and Effort Logbook Data
Published by Australian Ocean Data Network
About this dataset
Monitor catch and effort fluctuations in South Australia's sardine fishery and to provide a basis for assessment of fish stocks. Quantity of fish and effort expended in taking the catch is recorded by trip logbook returns submitted by the pilchard fisher on a shot by shot basis. Ongoing since 1999.
Tags
- Agriculture | Agricultural Aquatic Sciences | Fisheries
- Biosphere | Zoology | Fish
- Boats and Small Vessels
- Global/Oceans | Southern Ocean/ Australia extension
- Logbook/Catch Data
- Marine Features (Australia) | Spencer Gulf, SA
- Nets
- Oceans | Marine Biology | Fish
- Sardine
- Sardinops sagax
- Visual Counts/Observations
- catch