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Fisheries: gear type and impacts on habitats and protected species
The information in this table provides a summary of various fishing gear types and their interactions with habitats and protected species, to provide context for subsequent discussions around management evaluation and remaining risk assessments.
Citation and/or URL
2007 Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) Annual Status Reports:
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/28_10916_ENA_HTML.htm
Source
DPI&F 2007 Annual Status Reports; DPI&F CFish database; DPI&F CHRIS database; DPI&F Species of Conservation Interest (SOCI) logbooks; Information supplied by GBRMPA Sustainable Fisheries Group and Species Conservation Group.
Spatial Coverage
Whole GBRMP
Temporal Coverage
Mainly 2007; Recreational data ranges from 2001 - 2004
Update Frequency
Other Information
See list of acronyms
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