Species report trend

Elephant Shark Fishing Reports

Callorhinchus milii

Elephant Shark fishing activity is based upon real fishing reports collected over a decade, by Getfished. It represents an overview of all reports. With 13 reports across 6 reported locations, the dataset helps show longer-term fishing patterns rather than isolated catches.

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

Elephant Shark Bait and lure signal Reported bait patterns commonly include Squid, Fresh squid and Pilchard. 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

Elephant 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

Squid 50.0%

Fresh squid 16.7%

Pilchard 16.7%

Pippiess 16.7%

Seasonal report pattern

This shows when elephant 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 92.3%

Winter 7.7%

Spring 0.0%