Species report trend

School Shark Fishing Reports

Galeorhinus galeus

A report-based overview of where school shark appears in Getfished fishing report data.

Saltwater

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Report patterns

School Shark report signals

Derived from fishing report data

Bait and lure patterns

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

Reported bait

Salmon 24.1%

Squid 17.2%

Pilchards 10.3%

Fresh baits 6.9%

Mullet 6.9%

Barber perch 3.4%

Barracouta 3.4%

Calamari 3.4%

Fresh calamari heads and hoods 3.4%

Fresh chunk baits 3.4%

Fresh strip baits 3.4%

Fresh wrasse 3.4%

Reported lures

Paternoster rig 100.0%

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when school 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 0.0%

Autumn 35.6%

Winter 42.2%

Spring 22.2%

Reported school shark locations

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