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AADFishDatabase

All scientific data collected by the Australian Antarctic program (AAp) are eventually described in the Catalogue of Australian Antarctic and Subantarctic Metadata (CAASM). CAASM can be used to search through AAp data descriptions, and it also provides links to access publicly available datasets, which can either be immediately downloaded or obtained from the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC).

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Citation
Lamb, T., Robertson, T. and Welsford, D. (2006) Commercial and Research Fish Catch database held by the Australian Antarctic Division, Ver. 5, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/AADFishDatabase, Accessed: 2026-05-20
Title
Commercial and Research Fish Catch database held by the Australian Antarctic Division
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Created Date
2006-07-18
Revision Date
2025-04-08
Parent record
None

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    Description

    Dataset is primarily data collected by Fisheries Observers on Australian commercial fishing vessels targeting Patagonian Toothfish and Mackerel Icefish in the HIMI (Heard Island and McDonald Islands) and Macquarie Island fisheries. Further Data were collected on Aurora Australis research voyages in the Southern Ocean and during new and exploratory fisheries carried out in CCAMLR area 58.4.2. Data include shot position information, biological data on target and prominent bycatch species, length at age estimates for toothfish, catch size, catch composition, bird and marine mammal observations.

    The data are held in a secure SQL database.

    Associated fisheries operational data are commercial in confidence. Data access is contingent on agreement by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority's Subantarctic Resource Assessment Group.

    Contact the AADC for further information.

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    Quality

    Quality information are recorded on a record by record basis.

    Access

    Associated fisheries operational data are commercial in confidence. Data access is contingent on agreement by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority's Subantarctic Resource Assessment Group.

    Contact the AADC for further information.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -50.2642
    Southernmost:
    -54.9115

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    70.47767
    Easternmost:
    77.96333
    Minimum Depth:
    22 Metres
    Maximum Depth:
    1990 Metres

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -51.655
    Southernmost:
    -58.662834

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    152.71666
    Easternmost:
    164.53334
    Minimum Depth:
    43 Metres
    Maximum Depth:
    1430 Metres

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -65.32667
    Southernmost:
    -67.4325

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    42.414833
    Easternmost:
    75.00166
    Minimum Depth:
    66 Metres
    Maximum Depth:
    1979 Metres

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • Longline
    • Patagonian Toothfish
    • Mackerel Icefish
    • Champsocephalus
    • Dissostichus

    Locations

    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > BANZARE BANK
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

    Platforms

    • SHIPS

    Instruments

    • TRAWL
    • MIDWATER TRAWLS

    Researchers

    • lamb, tim (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
    • robertson, troy (TECHNICAL CONTACT)
    • welsford, dirk (INVESTIGATOR)

    Use Constraints

    This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License
    (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

    Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AADFishDatabase when using these data.

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