The Siratac system when it was originally conceived had no database system included in the workings of the system. On beginning to use the system however data which was accruing on individual management units could be seen to be of use to the industry as a whole. Staff of the CSIRO then set about constructing a database to allow access to the data stored on individual management units. Since the development of this database it has been used by researchers and Siratac staff for a number of uses which include: