Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program, NSW, Australia: Catch and Effort Data 1950–2017.

"This dataset contains the total shark catch; catch of great white shark, tiger shark and whaler sharks; estimates of netting effort; and catch per unit effort (number of sharks per 100 net days) in the <i>Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program</i>, NSW, Australia for netting seasons 1950–2017.”<br><b>ReadMe: </b>Before using this dataset see the attached readme file and references therein.<br><b>Files Included:</b><br>- CSV file 1 “<i>Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program, NSW, Australia catch and effort data-1950–2017</i>” .- CSV file 2 “<i>Comparison of extracted total shark catch values and actual total shark catch values".</i>- CSV file 3 “<i>Effort estimate scenarios table for 2010–11 to 2016–2017</i>”.- Readme.doc- Readme.txt<b>When using this data-set cite</b>:<br>Gibbs, LM, Fetterplace, LC, Rees, MJ, Hanich, Q. Effects and effectiveness of lethal shark hazard management: The <i>Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program</i>, NSW, Australia. <i>People Nat</i>. 2019; 00: 1– 15. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10063<br><br>This fileset is part of the Threatened and Threatening: Governing Sharks for Conservation and Human Safety project funded by Global Challenges UoW. <br>