ABARES Fisheries Status Report map data: Torres Strait Prawn Fishery (TSPF): fishing intensity annual map data for 2010 to 2020

This dataset presents maps of fishing intensity of ocean waters within the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery (TSPF). The data were prepared as part of the annual ABARES Fishery Status Report series, which provides an independent evaluation of the biological and economic status of fish stocks managed solely or jointly by the Australian Government. The data were produced by ABARES from data supplied by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The data are presented annually, by fishing season which runs from 1 January to 31 December for this fishery. The data are polygon vector format, stored in an ESRI file geodatabase, prepared using ArcGIS Desktop ArcMap version 10.6. Fishing intensity is defined as the total fishing effort within a given fishing season, divided by the total area fished in square kilometres. The unit of effort in the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery is measured as the number of hooks. Fishing intensity is presented as classified data in low, medium and high intensity classes. The data attributes include the class, the range of values in the class and the unit of measure. The classification used may vary from year to year, depending on a range of environmental and economic factors. There are no maximum area fished data for this fishery because of the tightly constrained area where fishing occurs. The data supplied by AFMA were filtered to remove activity by fewer than five boats within the area of analysis in order to conform with AFMA’s Information Disclosure Policy (https://www.afma.gov.au/about/fisheries-management-policies/information-disclosure-fisheries-management-paper).