The datasets contain summaries of Northern Territory logbook data on catch and effort distribution for commercial fisheries in state marine and estuarine waters. The logbook data has been recorded and submitted to NT Department of Agriculture and Fisheries by commercial fishers. The data are aggregated to produce summaries of total catch and effort by fishery at a 1 degree resolution where 5 boats or more operate. For areas where less than 5 boats operate the data is shown as confidential. The data was mapped using 5 year - financial year periods; 2003/04 to 2007/08, 2008/09 to 2012/13, 2018/19 to 2022/23, and 1 year; 2022/23.

This resource includes the series of Aquaculture Maps produced for Northern Territory and depicts the aquaculture lease area and state wide annual production totals for 2003/2004, 2008/2009, 2013/2014, 2018/2019 and current 2022/2033.