South Eastern Region
Fact Sheet [PDF]
Description
The fish industry is an important economic activity within the Region, in particular in Tasmania, where a relatively large fish wholesaling and processing industry operates along the eastern coastline.
Major commercial fisheries in this Region include: the Southeast Scalefish and Shark Fishery utilising fish trawl, net and line methods (Australian Government); and a range of New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria and South Australian fisheries, namely, abalone fisheries, rock lobster fisheries, and inshore and estuarine fisheries for crabs and finfish utilising trap, line and net methods.
The total commercial fisheries production for the Region in 2002 was estimated at 43,300 t with a GVP of $436m.
Fish trawler out of Eden, NSW (Locky Marshal)
Socio-economic characteristics
The South Eastern Region stretches across the coastline of four states in southern Australia; from south eastern South Australia, all of coastal Victoria and coastal Tasmania, to the southern part of New South Wales, with the majority of persons located in the area surrounding Port Phillip Bay in Victoria.
The Region is socially diverse, ranging from very small and isolated communities through to Metropolitan centres. Consequently, the Region contains the full diversity of social profiles, with distinct demographic patterns evident. The coastal margin of the Region has substantial ecological and aesthetic values and is the focus of recreational and holiday activities for a significant proportion of the Australian population.
The Region is the second most populous Marine Region, with a population of approximately 1,465,200 persons, and comprises 80 coastal SLAs (42 in Victoria, 29 in Tasmania capturing 88% of the Tasmanian population, 8 in South Australia, and 1 in New South Wales).
Between 1996 and 2001 population growth within the Region was highest close to and within coastal Metropolitan areas including the Bass Coast, and around Greater Geelong, the Surf Coast Shire, and around the Victor Harbor area.
The Region is characterised by a lower proportion of Indigenous persons, by younger median ages in coastal Metropolitan areas and large coastal regional centres, higher child dependency in many regional areas, and higher socio-economic disadvantage in many Non-metropolitan areas of coastal Tasmania with strong links to the fish industry.
Maps and Analysis
| Social Profile of the South Eastern Marine Region | ||
| South Eastern Region: Employment in the consolidated fish industry, commercial fishing GVP and fishing methods | GIF | |
| South Eastern Region: Recreational fishing catch and catch composition | GIF | |
| South Eastern Region SLA and UCL - Mainland Portion | GIF | |
| South Eastern Region SLA and UCL - Tasmanian Portion | GIF | |
| Mapper: SA, Tasmanian and Victorian lobster fisheries, GVP, 2002 | ||
| Mapper: NSW, SA, Tasmanian and Victorian abalone fisheries, GVP, 2002 | ||
| Mapper: Australian Government South East Trawl Sector, blue grenadier catch, 2002 |
