National Model of Boat-Based Recreational Fishing Effort Around Australia

A national model of boat-based recreational fishing effort (number of trips) around Australia, reported on a 5x5 nautical mile grid to a distance of 100 km from the coastline. The model allocates trips from reporting regions to boat ramps and then to adjacent marine waters. Aggregated results are available as summary plots from the Australian Ocean Data Network, with a last update timestamp of 2026-07-13.

Use Cases

• Assess spatial distribution of recreational fishing pressure based on the modelled 5x5 nautical mile grid.
• Model socio-economic impacts of marine park zoning based on the allocation of fishing trips from regions to ramps.
• Inform coastal management and conservation planning based on the national-scale modelled effort data.

Strengths

• Model output is reported on a standardized 5x5 nautical mile spatial grid.
• Coverage extends 100 km from the entire Australian coastline, providing a national scope.
• The modelling methodology is described, involving a two-part allocation from regions to ramps and then to waters.

Limitations

• Raw fishing effort data is not available; only aggregated summary plots are supplied.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and specific data formats (PNG, HTML) limit direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Results of a national statistical model allocating reported fishing trips.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 10:22:40.448818; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian marine waters within 100 km of the coastline.