Spatial extent and nature of mobile bottom fishing methods
1. Identification information
Status
Complete
Data Collection Date
Summary
This study focuses on the main mobile bottom fishing methods of trawling and dredging, based on the knowledge of fishing industry representatives, the fishing legislation, and effort data collected by the Ministry of Fisheries.
Purpose:
Assessing the effects of fishing in NZ waters.
Content
Number of fishing operations by fine-scale or broad-scale area, the area swept. Data can provide maps of effort for different spatial and temporal boundaries.
Study Types
- Inventory/Survey
Categories
- Fish
- Benthic Communities (including shellfish)
2. Contact information
Commissioning Agencies
- Ministry of Fisheries
Contact Organisations
- Ministry of Fisheries
3. Spatial information
Geographic Coverage
Statistical area 007 – Firth of Thames & inner Hauraki Gulf
Statistical area 006/005 – outer Hauraki Gulf
Statistical area 008 – northern Coromandel East Coast
Statistical area 009 –southern Coromandel East Coast & northern BOP
Statistical area 042 – Manukau Harbour to Aotea Harbour
Statistical area 041 – Aotea Harbour to New Plymouth
Grid Coordinates
Locations
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NameRegionalNZMG Easting2643002NZMG Northing6355382Location
4. Data acquisition information
Collection Date
1989-90 and 1998-99
Methodology
Frequency of collection:
One off report
5. Data quality information
Known Limitations
Data quality:
stored in relational database tables
6. Distribution information
Format
Applications
Availability
7. Status information
Data Status
8. Metadata information
General Notes
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