Access Economics (2007) Measuring the Economic and Financial Value of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, 2005-2006
This report has been prepared for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority by Access Economics. It provides quantitative estimates of the economic and financial value of tourism, commercial fishing and recreational activities undertaken in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Catchment during 2005/06.
The Great Barrier Reef is a significant element in the Australian economy which, along with other attractions in the region, contributes $6.9 billion annually.
This comprises $6 billion from the tourism industry, $544 million from recreational activity and $251 million from commercial fishing. This economic activity generates about 66 000 jobs, mostly in the tourism industry, which brings over 1.8 million visitors to the Reef each year.