A 2015 study in the Gippsland Basin, Bass Strait, Australia, quantified fish behavior and commercial catch rates in relation to a 2-D seismic survey. Researchers from the Australian Ocean Data Network acoustically tagged three shark species and analyzed Commonwealth fisheries logbook data from January 2012 to October 2015. The study found limited evidence for seismic-induced behavioral or catch rate changes in most targeted species.
Use Cases
- Modeling changes in commercial catch rates for 15 species based on logbook data
- Analyzing diel movement pattern changes in fish species from acoustic tagging data
- Comparing fish swimming speed and behavior before, during, and after a seismic event
- Assessing the impact of seismic surveys on specific species like tiger flathead, gummy shark, and swell shark
Strengths
- Includes data from a controlled field study with acoustic tagging of three shark species
- Analyzes commercial fisheries logbook data spanning over three years (Jan 2012 – Oct 2015)
- Compares an experimental zone with a control zone for behavioral analysis
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Behavioral data were limited as many sharks left the acoustic receiver array prior to the seismic survey
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Field-based acoustic tagging and desktop analysis of Commonwealth fisheries logbook data
- Time Range
- Primary study in April 2015; logbook data from January 2012 to October 2015
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-23 05:59:07.595828; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Gippsland Basin, Bass Strait, Australia