The Wells Economic Analysis Report, Contribution of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Sector to the Tasmanian Economy 2017 - 18, found the sector supports 855 full-time equivalent jobs, an increase of 99 jobs in the past 12 months. 

Expenditure outside wages, excluding spending on large capital items such as the new icebreaker RSV Nuyina, also contributed $51 million. 

Hobart has the greatest concentration of Antarctic and Southern Ocean scientists and facilities of the five Antarctic gateway cities in the world. 

The report found the value of staff supporting the Australian Antarctic Division and the Bureau of Meteorology is also significant, with expeditioners and delegates spending around $6.5 million and a combined total of 7000 nights in Hobart. 

In addition to its economic contribution, the collaboration between industry, science and government on the Tasmanian Antarctic Gateway is well-known internationally. 

The report projects economic contribution of the Antarctic sector will grow in the next five years with infrastructure spending flowing on to Tasmanian activity.