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Reported annual fishing effort from Commonwealth fisheries logbooks

Created 21/06/2018

Updated 22/07/2025

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Description

While at sea, Commonwealth fishers must record all catch and effort in their AFMA daily fishing logbooks. This dataset shows the annual fishing effort by fishery and gear, that fishers have recorded in their logbooks for Commonwealth fisheries managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). Location of effort within a fishery is not included. These data are sourced from AFMA daily fishing logbooks, which fishers complete while at sea. Location of effort within a fishery is not included. Fishing effort is measured differently depending on the fishing method used. In this dataset we provide the most common measures that are used by scientists.

Appropriate use and limitations of the data

The effort data in logbooks are estimates only, which have been recorded by fishers while at sea. Effort data are used in combination with catch data, spatial data, and other relevant information (such as independent surveys) to inform stock assessments. These data may differ from other summations over the same time-period (such as stock assessment reports) due to differences in data handling procedures. For example, scientists may standardise effort for assessments to account for issues such as changes in gear efficiency, catchability of fish and skipper expertise. They may also filter out effort from their assessments because of data quality issues. Care should be taken when interpreting trends in this data because there are many factors that can affect effort each year. Catch quantities can be impacted by management measures such as closures of fishing areas or reducing boat numbers. Similarly, changes in market demand can change fishing decisions and affect effort.

Disclaimer

The dataset provided by AFMA is comprised of raw (unprocessed) data as received from fishers, and may contain errors or be incomplete. AFMA makes no warranty or representation that the data is accurate or complete. Those who choose to use this data should make their own enquiries as to its accuracy and completeness and AFMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions in the data provided, or for any decision by a person who chooses to rely on the data.

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Field Value
Title Reported annual fishing effort from Commonwealth fisheries logbooks
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/b36304ae-4e15-4d5c-abe2-097a57a05b25
Contact Point
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
datafeedback@afma.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/2002 - 31/12/2022
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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    137.13828,
    -28.61389
  ],
  "type": "Point"
}
Data Portal data.gov.au

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Reported annual fishing effort from Commonwealth fisheries logbooks". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/reported-annual-fishing-effort-from-commonwealth-fisheries-logbooks