Southern Rock Lobster Commercial Fishery Data (2017-2021)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) commercial fishery catch by block (in tonnes) and nominal Catch Per Unit Effort (CPUE, in kg/pot lift) per lobster fishing block per year for all depths. The data was retrieved from the Tasmanian Wild Fisheries Assessments site (https://tasfisheriesresearch.org/). Tasmanian wild fisheries stock assessments are conducted by the Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre of the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) on behalf of the Tasmanian Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE Tas). Under the Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration Agreement (SMRCA), IMAS conduct fishery assessments, provide expert management advice and undertake scientific research on Tasmanian fisheries issues for NRE Tas.

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Title Southern Rock Lobster Commercial Fishery Data (2017-2021)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0658b07d-6d80-4f17-9a0c-2fe43067a138
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
imas.tasmarineatlas@utas.edu.au
Reference Period 10/10/2023
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Southern Rock Lobster Commercial Fishery Data (2017-2021)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/southern-rock-lobster-commercial-fishery-data-2017-2021