Recreational Fishing Havens Along the NSW Coast

New South Wales coastal waters contain 32 designated areas set aside for recreational fishing. The dataset is provided by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) and was last updated in May 2026. It documents the spatial management following the removal of commercial fishing effort.

Use Cases

• Map recreational fishing access zones based on the 32 designated areas.
• Analyze marine spatial management policies based on the removal of commercial fishing effort.
• Identify coastal regions for recreational fishing based on the NSW coast geography.

Strengths

• Defines 32 specific recreational fishing areas.
• Managed by a government department (DPIRD).
• Last updated in May 2026, 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.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 20:12:33.787872

Geography

New South Wales coast, Australia