IND125: Culturally Significant Species Mortalities from Fishing

Australian Ocean Data Network tracks the number of culturally important species that die due to fishing activities each year. The data helps track impacts on species with cultural, spiritual, or traditional importance to communities. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-09.

Use Cases

• Monitor annual trends in fishing-related mortality of culturally significant species based on the yearly metric.
• Assess the impact of fishing activities on species of cultural importance to communities.
• Inform conservation and fisheries management policies based on tracked mortality indicators.
• Conduct time-series analysis of pressures on culturally significant species.

Strengths

• Metric is clearly defined as the number of culturally significant species mortalities per year.
• Data is provided by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-07-09 23:32:00.188812.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely collected from fishing activity reports or monitoring programs.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-09 23:32:00.188812; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia