IND312: Fishery Protected Species Interaction Reporting Requirements

IND312 - Healthcheck: Protected species reporting is a metric from the Australian Ocean Data Network. It indicates the presence or absence of regulatory requirements in fishery jurisdictions for fishers to report interactions with protected species. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-22.

Use Cases

• Assessing regulatory compliance frameworks based on the presence/absence of reporting requirements.
• Mapping jurisdictional differences in protected species conservation policies.
• Analyzing the relationship between fishery regulations and marine conservation outcomes.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.
• The metric has a clear, binary definition: presence/absence of a specific regulatory requirement.
• The dataset was updated on 2026-07-22, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely compiled from regulatory documents or fishery management plans.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-22 01:18:25.335525; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Fishery jurisdictions within Australia, as implied by the data_gov_au platform.