Distribution: MAR12a IMCRA bioregions trawl footprint percent of total area

Dataset: 2016 SoE Marine Footprint of Australian commercial demersal trawl and dredge fisheries as a percentage of IMCRA bioregions;


Description

Downloadable shape and layer files depicting the footprint of Australian commercial demersal trawl and dredge fisheries as a
percentage of IMCRA bioregions;

Source: R Pitcher, CSIRO Australia unpublished data. Fishery data sources: Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries; NSW Department of Primary Industries; Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries; Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment; South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions; Western Australian Department of Fisheries; Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Resources

Map prepared by the Department of Environment and Energy in order to produce Figure MAR12 (a) in the Marine theme of the 2016 State of the Environment Report, available at http://www.soe.environment.gov.au

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