This data contains summaries of South Australia non-confidential logbook data on effort distribution for South Australian commercial fisheries in state marine waters. The logbook data has been recorded and submitted to South Australian Research and Development Institute by commercial fishers.
The data are aggregated to produce summaries of total effort by fishing activity or method, over 5 year periods and where 5 boats or more operate. All effort information has been removed for areas where less than 5 boats operate.
The 5 year period (2011-2015) corresponds to State of Environment (SoE) Reporting, required under the EPBC Act 1999. The gear codes and aggregated fisheries and the shape file field descriptions are listed below.
Source: South Australian Research and Development Institute, extract taken July 2020.
The data were supplied for the purpose of research being undertaken by CSIRO under the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub to produce an interactive map of pressures on the marine environment (at a broad spatial scale) that will enable a systematic understanding of the different pressures acting in different areas.
Coordinate reference system: EPSG: 4326, WGS 84.
Notes:
· Abalone by MAPCODE = Abalone fisheries shell weight (kg) catch and effort (hours dived and days fished) data by MAPCODE and Fishery/Zone. Note, Blacklip and Greenlip abalone data is combined.
https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing/commercial_fishing/fisheries/abalone_fishery
· MSF by MFA = Marine Scale fishery whole weight (kg) catch and effort (boat days) data by gear category and area.
https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing/commercial_fishing/fisheries/marine_scalefish_fishery
· Prawn : Combination of Spencer Gulf Prawn fishery and Gulf of St Vincent Prawn fishery by GRID - catch (kg) and effort (trawl hours) data by grid number.
https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing/commercial_fishing/fisheries/prawn_fishery_-spencer_gulf_and_west_coast
https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing/commercial_fishing/fisheries/prawn_fishery-_gulf_of_st_vincent
· Rock Lobster by MFA = Rock Lobster Fisheries catch (kg) and effort (pot lifts) by area.
https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing/commercial_fishing/fisheries/rock_lobster_fishery
· Sardine by MFA = Sardine Fishery estimated catch brailed (tonnes) and effort (net sets) by area.
https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fishing/commercial_fishing/fisheries/sardine_fishery.
