IND332: Australian Fishery Waste Management Practices

IND332 is a metric indicating the presence or absence of voluntary codes of practice and initiatives for waste management in fisheries, including macro-plastics and circularity practices. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-07-22. It shows whether a fishery participates in programs to reduce waste and improve recycling or reuse of materials.

Use Cases

• Assessing fishery participation in waste reduction programs based on the presence/absence metric.
• Analyzing the adoption of circular economy practices in fisheries based on the description of voluntary initiatives.
• Monitoring progress in managing macro-plastic waste from fisheries based on the described metric scope.

Strengths

• The metric is clearly defined as a presence/absence indicator for voluntary waste management practices.
• The data source is the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.
• The dataset includes a specific update timestamp: 2026-07-22 03:18:07.921736.

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 collected via fishery reporting or surveys, as it indicates participation in voluntary programs.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-22 03:18:07.921736; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia (inferred from data_gov_au platform and organization)