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title: Victorian Fisheries Authority open data
resource: https://publicdata.au/vic/victorian-fisheries-authority/
jurisdiction: Victoria
catalogue_read: 2026-09-28
not_endorsed: true
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# Victorian Fisheries Authority open data

Victorian Fisheries Authority lists 25 datasets on discover.data.vic.gov.au. 25 of them have an open licence and a file or API we can read.

## On the portals

- [Anderson Inlet Seagrass 1999](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/anderson-inlet-seagrass-1999) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Bass Strait Depth Zone Contour Lines at 1:250,000](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/bass-strait-depth-zone-contour-lines-at-1-250000) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Bass Strait Depth Zone Polygons at 1:250,000](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/bass-strait-depth-zone-polygons-at-1-250000) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Catch and Effort Cells for Rock Lobster Quota Fishery](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/catch-and-effort-cells-for-rock-lobster-quota-fishery) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Catch and Effort Cells for the Bass Strait General Offshore Fishery](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/catch-and-effort-cells-for-the-bass-strait-general-offshore-fishery) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Catch and Effort Cells for the Corner Inlet Fishery](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/catch-and-effort-cells-for-the-corner-inlet-fishery) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Catch and Effort Cells for the Gippsland Lakes fisheries](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/catch-and-effort-cells-for-the-gippsland-lakes-fisheries) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Catch and Effort Cells for the Port Phillip Bay Fishery](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/catch-and-effort-cells-for-the-port-phillip-bay-fishery) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Catch and Effort Cells for the Western Port Fishery](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/catch-and-effort-cells-for-the-western-port-fishery) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Corner Inlet Depth Contour Lines at 1:25,000](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/corner-inlet-depth-contour-lines-at-1-25000) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Corner Inlet Depth Contour Polygons at 1:25,000](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/corner-inlet-depth-contour-polygons-at-1-25000) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Corner Inlet Seagrass 1998](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/corner-inlet-seagrass-1998) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Distribution of Seagrass in Western Port in 1994](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/distribution-of-seagrass-in-western-port-in-1994) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Distribution of Seagrass in Western Port in 1999](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/distribution-of-seagrass-in-western-port-in-1999) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Gippsland Lakes Depth Contours at 1:25,000](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/gippsland-lakes-depth-contours-at-1-25000) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Gippsland Lakes Seagrass 1997](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/gippsland-lakes-seagrass-1997) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Mallacoota Inlet Depth Contours at 1:10,000](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/mallacoota-inlet-depth-contours-at-1-10000) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Mallacoota Inlet Seagrass 1999](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/mallacoota-inlet-seagrass-1999) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Port Phillip Bay 1:25,000 Seagrass 2000](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/port-phillip-bay-1-25000-seagrass-2000) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Port Phillip Bay Depth Contours at 1:25,000](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/port-phillip-bay-depth-contours-at-1-25000) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Shallow Inlet Seagrass 1999](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/shallow-inlet-seagrass-1999) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Sydenham Inlet Seagrass 1999](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/sydenham-inlet-seagrass-1999) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Tamboon Inlet Seagrass 1999](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/tamboon-inlet-seagrass-1999) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Western Port Depth Contours at 1:25,000](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/western-port-depth-contours-at-1-25000) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)
- [Wingan Inlet Seagrass 1999](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/wingan-inlet-seagrass-1999) (DWG, DXF, EXTENDED TAB, GDB +3; CC-BY-4.0; updated 2026-07-30)

Full list: https://publicdata.au/vic/victorian-fisheries-authority/catalogue.json