flora and fauna with a high proportion of endemic algal and invertebrate species. The deep-water fauna is closely allied biogeographically to the fauna of the New Zealand subantarctic islands and has probably migrated to the island along the Macquarie Ridge. Tasmania Province This strongly defined bioregion is located south of Tasmania on the southeast margin of Australia. It has 486 demersal fish species, with 52 endemic species. This bioregion is characterised by a large number of seamounts that contain endemic fishes. The Cascade Seamount is included because its is more closely associated with fauna found on other seamounts in the Southern Ocean. Because of its shallow depth, the South Tasman Rise contains species of fish otherwise found on the upper slope of the Tasmanian margin. Studies have shown that the benthic fauna at the foot of the slope and the abyssal plain in this bioregion are similar and distinct from benthic fauna on the top of the Cascade Plateau (DEH 2005). 300 190 km2 5584 m 100 Tasmanian Shelf Province This bioregion is located on the shelf regions of eastern, southern and western Tasmania. 59 300 km2 834 m 63.89 Bass Strait Shelf Province This bioregion is located on the region of northern Tasmania and the Bass Strait. 96 670 km2 90 m 87.8 West Tasmania Transition This transitional bioregion is located west of Tasmania on the southeast margin of the Australian mainland, on deeper offshore waters. 289 850 km2 5645 m 100 Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition This transitional bioregion is located west of Tasmania on the southeast margin of the Australian mainland, in inshore shelf regions. 37 130 km2 272 m 85.41 Southern Province This strongly defined bioregion is located on the southern margin of Australia. It contains the Diamantina Fracture Zone, a region of very rugged seabed comprising numerous deep-sea ridges and troughs. This is a unique region of deep-sea habitats (CoA 2005), with 463 demersal fish species and 26 endemic species. The central distribution of demersal fishes is located in the Great Australian Bight (Last et al. 2005). 774 120 km2 not calculated 15.51
Small Pelagic Fishery Fishery includes all waters of South-east Marine Region. Effort in 2012-13 in Spencer Gulf South Australia, and in waters adjacent to northern New South Wales Australian Sardine, Blue Mackerel, Jack Mackerel, Redbait Purse seine, midwater trawl 16 Purse seine: 2 vessels (2012-13) Not All stocks not overfished or overfishing, except western stock of Redbait which is uncertain if overfished but overfishing not occurring Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery: Trawl Sector and Scalefish Hook Sector Throughout South-east Marine Region (excl. Macquarie Island) Mixed fish species, particularly Blue Grenadier, Flathead, Whiting and Dory Trawl, hook (dropline, demersal longline), Danish seine 9 736 No. vessels: Trawl: 33 Danish seine: 14 Hook: 15 (2012-13) 57.6 Biomass: 5 stocks overfished, 4 stocks uncertain, 19 stocks not overfished Fishing mortality: 5 stocks uncertain, 23 stocks not overfishing
Pipefish and sea horses Campichthys tryoni Tryon's Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Cosmocampus howensis Lord Howe Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Filicampus tigris Tiger Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Heraldia nocturna Upside-down Pipefish, Eastern Upside-down Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Hippocampus abdominalis Big-belly Seahorse, Eastern Potbelly Seahorse, New Zealand Potbelly Seahorse Marine Species or species habitat may within area Pipefish and sea horses Hippocampus breviceps Seahorse, Short-snouted Seahorse Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Hippocampus minotaur Bullneck Seahorse Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Hippocampus whitei White's Seahorse, Crowned Seahorse, Sydney Seahorse Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Histiogamphelus briggsii Crested Pipefish, Briggs' Crested Pipefish, Briggs' Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Histiogamphelus cristatus Rhino Pipefish, Macleay's Crested Pipefish, Ring-back Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may within area Pipefish and sea horses Hypselognathus horridus Shaggy Pipefish, Prickly Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Hypselognathus rostratus Knifesnout Pipefish, Knife-snouted Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Kaupus costatus Deepbody Pipefish, Deep-bodied Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may within area
Pipefish and sea horses Kimblaeus bassensis Trawl Pipefish, Bass Strait Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Leptoichthys fistularius Brushtail Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Lissocampus caudalis Australian Smooth Pipefish, Smooth Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Lissocampus runa Javelin Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Maroubra perserrata Sawtooth Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Mitotichthys mollisoni Mollison's Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may within area Pipefish and sea horses Mitotichthys semistriatus Halfbanded Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Mitotichthys tuckeri Tucker's Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Notiocampus ruber Red Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Phycodurus eques Seadragon Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Common Seadragon, Weedy Seadragon Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Pugnaso curtirostris Pugnose Pipefish, Pug-nosed Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Solegnathus robustus Robust Pipehorse, Robust Spiny Pipehorse Marine Species or species habitat may within area Pipefish and sea horses Solegnathus spinosissimus Spiny Pipehorse, Australian Spiny Pipehorse Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area
Pipefish and sea horses Solenostomus paegnius Rough-snout Ghost Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Stigmatopora argus Spotted Pipefish, Gulf Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Stigmatopora nigra Widebody Pipefish, Wide-bodied Pipefish, Black Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Stipecampus cristatus Ringback Pipefish, Ring-backed Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Syngnathoides biaculeatus Double-end Pipehorse, Pipehorse, Alligator Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Urocampus carinirostris Hairy Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may within area Pipefish and sea horses Vanacampus margaritifer Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Vanacampus phillipi Port Phillip Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Vanacampus poecilolaemus Longsnout Pipefish, Australian Pipefish, Long-snouted Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Pipefish and sea horses Vanacampus vercoi Verco's Pipefish Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke Whale Cetacean Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Balaenoptera bonaerensis Antarctic Minke Whale, Minke Whale Cetacean, Migratory Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Balaenoptera borealis Sei Vulnerable, Cetacean, Migratory Species or species habitat may occur within area
Whales and dolphins Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's Whale Cetacean, Migratory Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale Endangered, Cetacean, Migratory Foraging, feeding or related behaviour to occur within area Whales and dolphins Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale Vulnerable, Cetacean, Migratory Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Berardius arnuxii Arnoux's Beaked Whale Cetacean Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Caperea marginata Right Whale Cetacean, Migratory Species or species habitat may within area Whales and dolphins Delphinus delphis Common Dolphin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin Cetacean Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Eubalaena australis Southern Right Whale Endangered, Cetacean, Migratory Breeding to occur within area Whales and dolphins Globicephala macrorhynchus Pilot Whale Cetacean Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Globicephala melas Long-finned Whale Cetacean Species or species habitat may within area Whales and dolphins Grampus griseus Dolphin, Grampus Cetacean Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Hyperoodon planifrons Southern Bottlenose Cetacean Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Kogia breviceps Pygmy Sperm Whale Cetacean Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Kogia simus Dwarf Sperm Whale Cetacean Species or species habitat may occur within area Whales and dolphins Lagenorhynchus cruciger Hourglass Dolphin Cetacean Species or species habitat may occur within area
Birds Garrodia nereis Grey-backed Storm Petrel Marine Breeding known to occur within area Birds Halobaena caerulea Blue Petrel Vulnerable, Marine Species or species habitat may occur within area Birds Larus pacificus Pacific Gull Marine Foraging, feeding or related behaviour known to occur within area Birds Lugensa brevirostris Kerguelen Petrel Marine Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Birds Macronectes giganteus Southern Giant-Petrel Endangered, Marine, Migratory Species or species habitat may occur within area Birds Macronectes halli Northern Giant-Petrel Vulnerable, Marine, Migratory Species or species habitat may occur within area Birds serrator Australasian gannet Marine Species or species habitat known to occur within area Birds Neophema chrysogaster Orange-bellied Parrot Critically Endangered, Marine Overfly, Migratory Migration route known to occur within area Birds Oceanites oceanicus Wilson’s Storm Petrel Marine, Migratory Foraging, feeding or related behaviour likely to occur within area Pachyptila turtur Fairy Prion (southern) Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Birds Pandion haliaetus Osprey Marine Species or species habitat known to occur within area Birds Pelagodroma marina White-faced storm petrel Marine Species or species habitat known to occur within area Birds Pelecanoides georgicus South Georgian Diving Petrel Marine Breeding known to occur within area Pelecanoides urinatrix Common Diving Petrel Marine Species or species habitat known to occur within area Birds Phalacrocorax fuscescens Cormorant Marine Foraging, feeding or related behaviour