Northern Prawn Fishery Data Summary 2012
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Port EssingtonBanana prawn catches in the Port Essington area increased from 243 t in 2011 to 283 t in 2012. Tiger prawn catches increased from 21 t in 2011 to 38 t in 2012. Endeavour prawn catches decreased from 27 t in 2011 to 18 t in 2012 (Figure 47). Banana prawns dominated catches in 2012, comprising 84% of prawn catches from the Port Essington area. Tiger prawns made up 11% of catches, and endeavour prawns, the remaining 5% (Figure 48). Effort in the banana fishery decreased from to 236 days in 2011 to 188 days in 2012 (Figure 49a). CPUE of banana prawns increased from 1.066 t per day in 2011 to 1.545 t per day in 2012 (Figure 49b). Effort in the tiger prawn fishery increased from 92 days in 2011 to 124 days in 2012 (Figure 49a). Nominal and effective CPUE of tiger prawns decreased from 0.437 and 0.182 t per day respectively in 2011, to 0.385 and 0.152 t per day in 2012 (Figure 49c). 
Figure 47: Catch by species in the Port Essington area between 1995 and 2012. a) b)  
Figure 48: (a) Percentage catch of prawn species in the Port Essington area during 2012, and (b) percentage catch of prawn species in the Port Essington area from 1995 to 2012. 
Figure 49a: Effort for the banana and tiger prawn fisheries in the Port Essington area between 1995 and 2012. 
Figure 49b: Catch rate for the banana prawn fishery in the Port Essington area between 1995 and 2012. 
Figure 49c: Nominal and effective catch rate for the tiger prawn fishery in the Port Essington area between 1995 and 2012. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2010 2010 -> Hr 116 Application for Employment with Hills and Dales 2010 -> Polimaster ltd V. Rae systems inc polimaster ltd.; Na&se trading co., Limited, Plaintiffs-Appellants 2010 -> The game a morality play in one act by Louise Bryant 2010 -> Seamheads at sabr 40 2010 -> Curriculum vitae 2010 -> Mid atlantic coaching clinic 2010 -> The Case for Integrating Crisis Response with Social Media Chapter One: Introduction 2010 -> Press pack shamrock Bowl XXIV american football – Tallaght Stadium 2010 -> Andy Northedge1 2010 -> Partnership Brokers Training Download 3.82 Mb. Share with your friends:
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