This data set contains summaries of AFMA log book data on effort distribution for Commonwealth fisheries in the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (excluding Cocos and Christmas Islands, Norfolk Island and the Sub-Antarctic Fisheries). The logbook data has been recorded and submitted to AFMA by commercial fishers. The data has been aggregated to produce summaries of total effort by gear type (summarised across fishery), over 5 year periods and at a 0.1 degree resolution where 5 boats or more operate. All effort information has been removed for areas where less than 5 boats operate and these areas are mapped to a 1 degree resolution. The 5 years periods (1996-2000, 2001-2005 and 2006-2010) correspond to State of Environment (SoE) Reporting, required under the EPBC Act 1999. The most recent reporting period (2011-14) is a four year period. Each is labelled by the years aggregated (ie 2001-2005) and the gear type (ie LLP = long line pelagic). The gear codes and aggregated fisheries and the shape file field descriptions are listed below. Notes: 1. Care needs to be taken when interpreting the fishing effort maps because in areas where there are less than 5 boats operating only the fishing footprint is displayed, consistent with the AFMA Information Disclosure Policy. The fishing footprint indicates that fishing occurred but does not provide information about the intensity of effort (number of operations etc). 2. Legal fishing by foreign flagged vessels occurred in the 1980s and early 1990s in the Australian Fishing Zone. These are shown as areas of higher effort in (i) trawl maps prior to 1990 north of Arnhem Land and (ii) pelagic longline maps up until 1997 south of Tasmania. 3. Minor line was historically recorded as a method in some of AFMA’s daily fishing logbooks, but is not in AFMAs current fishery logbooks. Minor line means trolling, or fishing using a rod or reel, handline or pole. 4. Trawl effort maps are missing Torres Strait Prawn Fishery data prior to 2004. 5. Gillnet effort maps prior to 1996 are not included due to data incompleteness. 6. Jigging data is currently incomplete and is not included. 7. Three records of Danish Seine were misreported (between 1996 and 2010) in the area of the Great Barrier Reef and have been removed. 8. Minor line was historically recorded as a method in some of AFMA’s daily fishing logbooks, but is not in AFMAs current fishery logbooks. Minor line means trolling, or fishing using a rod or reel, handline or pole. 9. Disclaimer: The data provided by AFMA 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. Field descriptions for shapefiles: CSQ_CODE: C-Squares code. 1 degree and 0.1 degree grids used CSQ_RESLN: C-Squares resolution of current polygon VESSELS: Number of vessels OPERATIONS: Number of operations HOURS: Effort in hours from start and end time HOOKSSET: Total hooks set NUMLINES: Number of lines deployed NETLENGTH: Gillnet Net Length Fishery Aggregations GEAR_CODE_CSIRO GEAR_CODE_CSIRO_DESCN FISHERY NAME AL Auto Longline CSF Coral Sea Fishery AL Auto Longline GHT Gillnet, Hook and Trap Fishery AL Auto Longline SEN South East Non-Trawl Fishery AL Auto Longline TUN Tuna Fishery BL Demersal Longline CSF Coral Sea Fishery BL Demersal Longline ECT Eastern Tuna & Billfish Fishery BL Demersal Longline GHT Gillnet, Hook and Trap Fishery BL Demersal Longline SEN South East Non-Trawl Fishery BL Demersal Longline SSF Southern Shark Fishery BL Demersal Longline SSG Southern Shark Gillnet Fishery BL Demersal Longline SSH Southern Shark Hook Fishery DS Danish Seine GAB Great Australian Bight Fishery DS Danish Seine SET South East Trawl Fishery DS Danish Seine VIT Victorian Inshore Trawl

##Description This dataset shows the annual landed catch (meaning the catch that is landed at port) in kilograms, by species and fishery, for Commonwealth fisheries managed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). These data come from AFMA catch disposal records (CDRs), and have been recorded and submitted to AFMA by commercial fishers and fish receiver permit holders when fish are landed at port. Fish discarded at sea are not included in CDRs and therefore are not included in this dataset. ##Appropriate use and limitations of the data These annual catches are calculated from the date the fish was landed at a port. This means that comparisons with other datasets with different summations (for example, catch by fishing season or catch from the date the fish were removed from the ocean) may produce different results. Care should be taken when interpreting trends in this data because there are many factors that can affect catches each year. Catch quantities can be impacted by management measures such as: total allowable catch, closures of fishing areas, reducing boat numbers, or banning the catch of a particular species. Similarly, changes in market demand can affect which species are targeted. CDRs are used to monitor quota (see Individual Transferable Quota)). AFMA total allowable catches (TAC)s are set for fishing seasons rather than calendar years. See catchwatch for seasonal catch to date compared to TAC for AFMA’s larger quota fisheries. Not all fisheries have CDRs, and in some fisheries the CDR program was started part-way through an annual time-period. These catch disposal record data do not include catch by gear type. This information can be found in the “Reported landed annual catch from Commonwealth fisheries logbooks” and its metadata, which is published on data.gov.au. Note that catch weight data in logbooks are estimates only that have been recorded by fishers while at sea. It is used in combination with gear, effort, and spatial data from logbooks to inform stock assessments. ##Disclaimer The dataset provided by AFMA is comprised of raw (unprocessed) data as received from fishers and fish receivers, and may contain errors or be incomplete. Errors are more likely in species caught in low volumes. 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.

Details of foreign trawl fishing in Australian waters from 1974 to 1990. The data is sourced from daily fishing returns recorded by the foreign fishers while at sea. Weights are estimates only

This data contains summaries of South Australia non-confidential logbook data on effort distribution for South Australian commercial fisheries in state marine waters. The logbook data has been recorded and submitted to South Australian Research and Development Institute by commercial fishers. The data are aggregated to produce summaries of total effort by fishing activity or method, over 5 year periods and where 5 boats or more operate. All effort information has been removed for areas where less than 5 boats operate. The 5 year period (2011-2015) corresponds to State of Environment (SoE) Reporting, required under the EPBC Act 1999. The gear codes and aggregated fisheries and the shape file field descriptions are listed below.

This data contains summaries of TAS Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIWE) non-confidential logbook data on effort distribution for TAS commercial scalefish fisheries in state marine and estuarine waters. The logbook data has been recorded and submitted to TAS DPIWE by commercial fishers. http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/sea-fishing-aquaculture/commercial-fishing/scalefish-fishery The data are aggregated to produce summaries of total effort by fishing activity or method (summarised across fishery), over 5 year periods and at the scale of fishery reporting blocks where 5 boats or more operate. All effort information has been removed for areas where less than 5 boats operate and these areas are mapped to a 1 degree resolution. The 5 year period (2011-2015) corresponds to State of Environment (SoE) Reporting, required under the EPBC Act 1999. Each map layer is labelled by the years aggregated (“2015” for 2011-2015) and the gear type (“GN_MN” = gillnet and mesh net). The gear codes and aggregated fisheries and the shape file field descriptions are listed below. Source: TAS Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, extract taken July 2017. The data were supplied for the purpose of research being undertaken by CSIRO under the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub to produce an interactive map of pressures on the marine environment (at a broad spatial scale) that will enable a systematic understanding of the different pressures acting in different areas. Please contact the TAS Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment for permissions to use the data for another purpose. Coordinate reference system: EPSG: 4326, WGS 84 Care needs to be taken when interpreting the fishing effort maps because in areas where there are less than 5 boats operating only the fishing footprint is displayed, consistent with the TAS DPIWE Information Disclosure Policy. The fishing footprint indicates that fishing occurred but does not provide information about the intensity of effort. Disclaimer: The data provided by DPIWE may contain errors or be incomplete. DPIWE 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 DPIWE 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. The Crown, its officers, employees and agents do not accept liability however arising, including liability for negligence, for any loss resulting from the use of or reliance upon the information contained in the maps and data, or for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies that may occur in the maps and data.

This record describes AFMA catch and effort data for the Torres Strait Rock Lobster Fishery, held by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. A number of commercial fisheries operate within the Torres Strait for which logbook data is collected by AFMA. The rock lobster fishery comprises multiple sectors from both Australia and PNG with the two Australian sectors being a Traditional Inhabitant (TIB) sector and a non-Traditional Inhabitant (TVH) commercial sector. Data for the two Australian sectors is collected by AFMA while data for the PNG component of the fishery is collected by PNG Fisheries authorities with an annual summary (total catch) passed to AFMA at the end of each season. Rock lobster catch data also exists for a trawl fishery which operated in the Torres Strait between 1980 and 1986. For the two Australian sectors of the Torres Strait rock lobster fishery, catch reporting is compulsory only in the TVH commercial sector via a logbook program. Reporting of commercial catch from the TIB sector is currently not compulsory and any data that is reported is done on a voluntary basis through processors via a docketbook program. The docketbook system was introduced in 2004 in an attempt to collect commercial catch data from TIB fishers when they sold their catch. The docketbook program has been generally accepted well by TIB fishers since its introduction but has a number of limitations. Although the docketbook program has been successful to some extent, there are significant difficulties with data accuracy and completeness. As the program is also voluntary, not all processors participate in the program or complete records for all sales.

This data contains summaries of Victorian Fisheries Authority logbook data on effort distribution for VIC commercial fisheries in state marine and estuarine waters. The logbook data has been recorded and submitted to Victorian Fisheries Authority by commercial fishers. The data are aggregated to produce summaries of total effort by gear type (summarised across fishery), over 5 year periods and at a 0.1 degree resolution where 5 boats or more operate. All effort information has been removed for areas where less than 5 boats operate and these areas are mapped to a 1 degree resolution. The 5 year period (2011-2015) corresponds to State of Environment (SoE) Reporting, required under the EPBC Act 1999. Each map layer is labelled by the years aggregated (“2015” for 2011-2015) and the gear type (“HG” = Hand Gathering). The gear codes and aggregated fisheries and the shape file field descriptions are listed below. Field descriptions for shapefiles and effort units: Areacode Areasqm GRidSet_ID: Extract: extract date Source: VIC VFA Method: Gear type Period: Time Period Hours: Number of Hours of Effort CSQ: C-Squares code. 1 degree and 0.1 degree grids used Total Effort for each gear type Fishery and Gear Aggregations: GEAR_GROUP GEARS HL: Hand line, LLDL: longline dropline, MN: Mesh Net, Purse Seine Seine Net Trap Pot: (Trap, Pot, DropNet, HoopNet), TW_DS: (Trawl, Danish Seine). RL _Trap Pot: Rock lobster Trap Pot

This data contains summaries of WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) logbook data on effort distribution for WA commercial fisheries in state marine waters. The logbook data has been recorded and submitted to WA DPIRD by commercial fishers. http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fishing-and-Aquaculture/Commercial-Fishing/Commercial-Fishing-Management/Pages/Major-Commercial-Fisheries.aspx The data are aggregated to produce summaries of total effort by fishing activity or method (summarised across fishery), over 5 year periods and at a 60 mn resolution where 3 or more boats operate. Effort is indicated as presence-only for areas where less than 3 boats operate. The 5 year periods (2006-2010, 2011-2015) correspond to State of Environment (SoE) Reporting, required under the EPBC Act 1999. Each map layer is labelled by the years aggregated (“2011” for 2011-2015) and the fishing activity (e.g. “Line”). The gear codes and aggregated fisheries and the shape file field descriptions are listed below. Source: Based on Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development data, extract taken July 2020. The data were supplied for the purpose of research being undertaken by CSIRO under the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub to produce an interactive map of pressures on the marine environment (at a broad spatial scale) that will enable a systematic understanding of the different pressures acting in different areas. Please contact the WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development for permissions to use the data for another purpose. Coordinate reference system: EPSG: 4326, WGS 84 Notes: 1. Care needs to be taken when interpreting the fishing effort maps because in areas where there are less than 3 boats operating only the fishing footprint at 1 degree resolution is displayed, consistent with the WA DPIRD Information Disclosure Policy. The fishing footprint indicates that fishing occurred but does not provide information about the intensity of effort. These areas comprise less than 4% of the total fishing effort. Note that fishing effort is recorded at finer-resolution (0.1 degree) since approximately 2008, however due to confidentiality those data were unavailable. 2. The summary effort data encompasses the commercial marine fisheries in Western Australia, excluding the Christmas Island Fishery. These include trawl, line, trap, pot, hand gathering, and net methods. For further detail regarding these methods, please contact WA DPIRD. The WA commercial fisheries associated with each fishing activity (or method) are listed below. Disclaimer The Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and the State of Western Australia accept no liability whatsoever by reason of negligence or otherwise arising from the use or release of this information or any part of it. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Western Australia, does not warrant that the information presented in the maps and summary data is free from errors or omissions. The information presented in the maps and summary data may not relate, or be relevant, to a readers particular circumstances. Accordingly, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the State of Western Australia and its officers and employees are released from liability (including in respect of negligence) for any loss, damage, cost and expense caused by use of or reliance on the information presented in the maps and summary data.