SMART Drumline Trial

Catch Reports

During the first 12 months of the SMART drumline trial (21 February 2019 to 20 February 2020), the trial caught two white sharks (target species), 146 non-target sharks and 34 other non-target marine animals.

A summary of the catch reports can be seen in the tables below. For more information, view Fisheries Occasional Publication 139

Table 1: Total catch of target species (21 February 2019 to 20 February 2020)

Species	Number
White	2

Table 2: Total catch of non-target species (21 February 2019 to 20 February 2020)

Species	Number
Tiger	75
Bronze Whaler	36
Shortfin Mako	24
Dusky Whaler	10
Smooth Hammerhead	1
Smooth Stingray	30
Pink Snapper	3
Samsonfish	1

For more detailed catch information please click on the monthly catch reports below:

2019	2020	2021
	January	January
February	February	February
March	March	March
April	April
May	May
June	June
July	July
August	August
September	September
October	October
November	November
December	December