Gippsland Lakes Commercial Fishing Catch and Effort Cells Since 1998

A geospatial layer defining area cells used to record commercial fisheries catch and effort data for the Gippsland Lakes. The Victorian Fisheries Authority maintains this layer, which has been in use since April 1998 and supports multiple fisheries. The data is available in multiple GIS file formats under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping fishing activity distribution based on the defined area cells.
• Analyzing long-term catch trends based on the data collection start date of April 1998.
• Supporting fisheries management decisions for the Gippsland Lakes and Gippsland Lakes (Mussel Dive) fisheries mentioned in the description.
• Conducting spatial resource assessments using the cell-based recording framework.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term record with data collection starting in April 1998.
• Supports multiple GIS workflows with availability in DWG, GDB, SHP, MIF, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, and TAB formats.
• Managed by the authoritative Victorian Fisheries Authority.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and spatial resolution of the cells are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Victorian Fisheries Authority

Collection Method

Recorded for commercial fisheries management.

Time Range

Since April 1998

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 07:14:00.359395; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gippsland Lakes, Australia