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Swordfish Fishing Report

Xiphias gladius

Swordfish fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 28 reports across 15 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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

Swordfish Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include . 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

Swordfish report signals

Derived from fishing report data

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when swordfish 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 3.6%
Autumn 32.1%
Winter 42.9%
Spring 21.4%

Reported swordfish locations

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

Eaglehawk Neck

6

Port Arthur

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Rottnest Canyon

3

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

St Helens

3

Port Fairy

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Lakes Entrance

2

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Rottnest Island

2

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

Rottnest Trench

2

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

Tasmania

2

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

Bicheno

1

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East Of Hippolyte Rock

1

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

Metro

1

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

Perth Canyon

1

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

South-Eastern Coast

1

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

Tasman Island

1

Hobart

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The Neck

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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