Welcome to QFish
The QFish website provides information on Queensland fisheries resources and spatial datasets (layers) using interactive tools. You can view and download information on fishing activities as well as display this information on a map.
The QFish mapping interface allows users to spatially view the selected summarised fisheries data. The interface has simple mapping functionalities for users to browse the map (e.g. pan, zoom, export) and print the mapping product. The mapping layers are in ESRI shapefile format, and most of these layers can be downloaded from the QGIS website or sourced from the ESRI online website.
If you have further questions regarding the data, or if the data you seek is not available on this website, email a completed data request form (PDF, 130KB) to fishdatacoordinator@daf.qld.gov.au.
** Note - some commercial fishing logbook datasets are incomplete. Please contact fishdatacoordinator@daf.qld.gov.au for further information on available data.
** Note - the Recreational Survey data and Recreational Fishing Participation data are no longer available on QFish. This data can viewed on the Statewide recreational fishing surveys dashboard.
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Create a query from scratch.
This is for advanced users only.
Charter fishery catch and effort data by method for all years from 1990.
The commercial catch and effort data for the Beam trawl fishery for all years from 1990.
The catch and effort data for the commercial harvest fisheries which includes the Tropical Rock Lobster, and Eel fisheries for all years from 1990.
The commercial catch and effort data for the Line fishery for all years from 1990.
The commercial catch and effort data for the Net fishery for all years from 1990.
The commercial catch and effort data for the Otter trawl fishery for all years from 1990.
The commercial catch and effort data for the Pot fishery for all years from 1990.
Create a query from scratch.
This is for advanced users only.
Number of animals caught by area, calendar year and species group
Number of animals caught by length category within the shark control areas.