Monitoring baitfish in the central Great Barrier Reef

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

Monitoring of seasonal variations in the distribution and abundance, and demographic parameters of baitfish (sardines, pilchards, herrings) caught by netting in the Central Section of the Great Barrier Reef. The data were obtained between January 1987 and December 1994.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Monitoring baitfish in the central Great Barrier Reef
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2ff6bdb4-eeb6-4d98-8877-715d3067e2f8
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 20/11/2017
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 "Monitoring baitfish in the central Great Barrier Reef". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/monitoring-baitfish-in-the-central-great-barrier-reef1