Northern Territory, Australia, is the location for this dataset containing life history information for 905 sharks. It includes length, weight, and reproductive measurements for Carcharhinus coatesi (726 specimens) and Rhizoprionodon acutus (179 specimens) collected from commercial trawl fisheries between May 2018 and November 2019. The data was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and includes spatial and temporal catch information.
Use Cases
- Modeling sustainable harvest levels for small sharks based on reproductive biology data.
- Analyzing spatial and temporal catch patterns of bycatch species in trawl fisheries.
- Comparing life history traits like size and weight between C. coatesi and R. acutus.
- Assessing potential conservation risks from bycatch based on species-specific reproductive rates.
Strengths
- Contains data for 905 individual shark specimens.
- Specifies collection period from May 2018 to November 2019.
- Includes measurements for two distinct species: C. coatesi (n=726) and R. acutus (n=179).
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/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Sharks were collected from commercial trawl fisheries.
- Time Range
- May 2018 to November 2019
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-13 17:20:54.031527; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Northern Territory, Australia