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Mako Shark Fishing Report

Isurus oxyrinchus

Mako Shark fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 75 reports across 19 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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Mako Shark Seasonal pattern Report activity is strongest through summer, with autumn also contributing a notable share of reports. Activity is lower through winter.

Mako Shark Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include Fish strips, Fresh bait and Half salmon. Lure reports are led by .

Dataset context These patterns reflect observed report behaviour across time and locations. They highlight trends and tendencies, not guaranteed fishing outcomes.

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Report patterns

Mako Shark report signals

Derived from fishing report data

Bait and lure patterns

These percentages show the share of bait and lures found in reports for this species. They reflect observed report patterns, not universal recommendations.

Reported bait

Fish strips 33.3%
Fresh bait 33.3%
Half salmon 33.3%

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when mako shark reports appear across Australian seasons. Shares are based only on reports with parseable dates.

Autumn and summer show the strongest reporting activity, with reduced reports during winter.

Note: seasonal patterns may be influenced by factors such as reporting bias, species behavior, and environmental conditions.

Summer 45.8%
Autumn 40.3%
Winter 6.9%
Spring 11.1%

Reported mako shark locations

These locations come from report records. Linked locations have matching Getfished location pages.

Barwon Heads

30

Bellarine Peninsula

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Port Fairy

8

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Eaglehawk Neck

7

Port Arthur

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Portland

6

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Torquay

4

Surf Coast

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Apollo Bay

2

Surf Coast

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Maria Island

2

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Pirates Bay

2

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Port Phillip Heads

2

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Schouten Island

2

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Tasman Peninsula

2

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Bicheno

1

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East Coast

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Elliston

1

Eyre Peninsula

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Peninsula

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Scaele Bay

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Storm Bay

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

Tasmania

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

The Trench

1

Reported in fishing data but not yet mapped to a Getfished location page.

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Mako Shark is also known as:

Mako, Mako Sharks.