Queensland Primary Industries & Fisheries, 2006:

Queensland Primary Industries & Fisheries (QPIF) detailed the trends in catch of high risk shark species from 1992 to 2005 in nets and on drum lines (Figure 2). QPIF notes that it needs to be recognised that differences between numbers caught in nets and drum lines do not reflect absolute differences in catching ability of the two gear types. This is because of differences in the numbers of nets and drum lines at various locations throughout the state and the different effective catching abilities of one net compared with one drum line. They are shown here mainly to indicate overall trends in catches of the two gear types and to indicate relative differences.

QPIF report that tiger sharks are the main species taken on drum lines with much lower numbers of this species taken in nets (Figure 2). The “other” whalers is a large group of many different species, some of which are caught more frequently in one type of gear compared to the other. Figure 2 shows that there were generally more “other” whalers caught on drum lines. Similar numbers of white sharks are caught in both types of gear and nets are more effective than drum lines at catching hammerhead sharks. Overall, there is evidence of a decline in shark catches by both methods.

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Citation and/or URL

Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries 2006, A report on the Queensland Shark Safety Program, Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Brisbane.

Spatial Coverage

Queensland 

Temporal Coverage

1900 - 2005

Update Frequency

Data gather continuously

Other Information

Review of Queensland Shark Control Program - Consultation Draft, December 2001.  Queensland Department of Primary Industries.