Brief description
Logbook and observer data were obtained from state agencies WA Fisheries, NT DBIRD, QDPI, Logbook and observer data for fisheries in commonwealth waters were collected from AFMA and CMR - Hobart. Visits were also made to Museums to gather catch records and measure and photograph sawfish remains. This dataset is the result of a desktop study carried out by J. Giles whilst based at Cleveland. The spatial and biological catch data on sawfish was obtained from as many sources as possible in northern Australia; including commercial fisheries, research and recreational sectors and historical data sets. This also includes morphometric data on sawfish and rostra held in public and private collections.Lineage
Progress Code: planned
Maintenance and Update Frequency: continual
Statement: Data were entered into a MS Access Database.
Notes
CreditJ. Giles collected and collated all the data and produced a report.
text: westlimit=136; southlimit=-36; eastlimit=155; northlimit=-9
Subjects
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES |
Anoxypristis cuspidata |
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION |
Coastal Waters (Australia) | Queensland Coast, QLD |
Demersal Trawls |
EARTH SCIENCE |
Fish |
Gill Nets |
Marine Features (Australia) | Gulf of Carpentaria, NT/QLD |
Midwater Trawls |
Northern Australian sharks and rays: The sustainablilty of target and bycatch species, phase 2 |
Prawn Trawls |
Pristis clavata |
Pristis pectinata |
Pristis pristis |
Pristis zijsron |
States, Territories (Australia) | Australian Capital Territory |
oceans |
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Identifiers
- global : 58f43117-5d57-4c29-b638-e6379424283a
- Local : Marlin Record Number: 6549
- Local : Anzlic Identifier: ANZCW0306006549