Post-Release Survival of Hook-Caught Flathead in Australia

Australian Ocean Data Network provides data from fishing trials examining short-term survival rates for hook-caught flathead species. The data includes biological information like fish size and hooking location, with fish held in aquaria for several days to assess survival. Structured trials and volunteer fisher diaries contributed information on fish size, hook type, and hooking location to relate these factors to catch rates.

Use Cases

• Modeling post-release survival probability based on recorded hooking location and damage.
• Comparing survival rates between different hook types, including circle hooks.
• Analyzing the relationship between fish size and short-term survival after capture.
• Informing sustainable fishing practices and regulations based on survival factor analysis.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple recorded factors: fish size, hooking location, hook type, and damage.
• Survival assessment involved holding fish in aquaria for several days post-capture.
• Data collection combined structured fishing trials with a volunteer fisher diary system.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on Tasmania and Queensland.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Structured fishing trials and volunteer fisher diaries.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 19:58:19.040659; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tasmania and Queensland, Australia