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National Fisheries Data Sets

There are at least three Australian national level comprehensive fisheries data sets. Each has different objectives and strengths that have been summarised in the table below.

National Atlas of Marine Fishing and Coastal Communities
Provides public information on spatial distribution of commercial fisheries catch. Data are available by species (or species combination), fishing method and year, complete for the period 2000 to 2002.
  • Focus on taxonomy and fishing method, seamlessly across jurisdictions.
  • Spatial data.
  • Catch from logbooks and gross value of product from market prices.
 High maintenance (due to intensive spatial data processing requirements).
National Fisheries Production Database
Provides public information on the production (or landings) of wild commercial fisheries in Australia. Data are available by species (or species combination), jurisdiction and year for the period July 1964 to June 1999.
  • Focus on taxonomy (species).
  • Time series.
  • Accurate estimation of total catch from landings databases (cf logbook databases).
 Moderate maintenance.
Australian Fisheries Statistics
Provides annual volume and value of production from state and Commonwealth fisheries, as well as annual volume and value of trade, by destination, source and product. The series extends from 1989 to 2006, eg ABARE (2005).
  • Focus on managed fisheries (cf taxonomy) particularly for Commonwealth.
  • Time series.
  • Gross Value of Product estimation.
  • Includes aquaculture.
 Moderate maintenance.

All of the national datasets rely on a degree of collaboration or in kind contribution from the various fisheries jurisdictions. They all also require a substantial commitment in terms of time and resources to maintain.