Investigation of School and Gummy Shark Nursery Areas in South East Tasmania, Australia, 1991-1997

Bruce Baker

doi:10.15468/v1qcjk

Investigation of School and Gummy Shark Nursery Areas in South East Tasmania, Australia, 1991-1997

Citation

CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) Information and Data Centre (IDC): Investigation of School and Gummy Shark Nursery Areas in South East Tasmania, Australia, 1991-1997 https://doi.org/10.15468/v1qcjk accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-16.

Description

School shark pupping areas in inshore waters of Tasmania identified by Olsen in the 1940s and 1950s were re-sampled using gillnets & longlines from 1991-97.

Catch data includes a wide variety of sharks, rays and teleosts species, the most numerous being: Squalus megalops, Platycephalus bassensis, Squalus acanthias, Pseudophycis bachus, Aldrichetta forsteri, Mustelus antarticus, Callorhynchus milii, Galeorhinus galeus, Tracurus declivis, Cephaloscyllium laticeps, Neosebastes scorpaenoides, Platycephalus richardsoni, and Sillago bassensis. The fish catch data was taken from school shark nursery areas in Tasmania and Victoria, this study is split into 2 portions, first a 12 month study (91-92), followed by a multi-year study (92-97).

Additional info

marine, harvested by OBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

A wide variety of sharks, rays and teleosts species, the most numerous being: Squalus megalops, Platycephalus bassensis, Squalus acanthias, Pseudophycis bachus, Aldrichetta forsteri, Mustelus antarticus, Callorhynchus milii, Galeorhinus galeus, Tracurus declivis, Cephaloscyllium laticeps, Neosebastes scorpaenoides, Platycephalus richardsoni, and Sillago bassensis.

Actinopterygii
rank: class
Elasmobranchii
rank: class
Holocephali
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Tasmania, Australia

Bibliographic Citations

Steven, J.D. & G.J. West. 1997. Investigation of school and gummy shark nursery areas in south eastern Australia. Final report FRDC Project 93/061 -

Contacts

Bruce Baker
originator
position: Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Castray Esplanade
Hobart
7000
Tasmania
AU

Dave Watts
metadata author
position: OBIS Australia Data manager
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
PO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 (3) 6232 5062
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au/

OBIS Australia Node manager
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplanade
Hobart
7000
Tasmania
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au

Bruce Baker
administrative point of contact
position: Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Castray Esplanade
Hobart
7000
Tasmania
AU