South Australian Commercial Fisheries Catch and Effort Summaries, 2003-2023

State Fisheries South Australia provides aggregated summaries of commercial fisheries logbook data for state marine and estuarine waters. The data, recorded and submitted to SA DPIR by commercial fishers, shows total catch and effort by fishery at the minimum resolution permissible where five or more boats operate, with data from areas with fewer boats shown as confidential. Summaries are mapped using multi-year financial periods from 2003/04 to 2022/23.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial and temporal trends in commercial fishing effort based on aggregated logbook data.
• Modeling fishery stock health and sustainability based on reported catch summaries.
• Assessing the economic footprint of commercial fisheries in South Australian waters.
• Informing marine spatial planning and conservation area design based on fishing activity distribution.

Strengths

• Data is aggregated from official commercial fishing logbooks submitted to the SA Department of Primary Industries and Regions (SA DPIR).
• Covers a significant time range, with summaries for financial year periods from 2003/04 to 2022/23.
• Includes spatial data formats (WFS, WMS) suitable for mapping and geospatial analysis.

Limitations

• Data is aggregated to protect confidentiality, with details suppressed for areas where fewer than five boats operate.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, sourced from SA DPIR commercial fishing logbooks.

Collection Method

Aggregated from logbook data recorded and submitted by commercial fishers.

Time Range

Financial year periods: 2003/04-2007/08, 2008/09-2012/13, 2018/19-2022/23, and the single year 2022/23.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:41:20.409522; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State marine and estuarine waters of South Australia.