Nubeena is a town and fishing village on the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia; a township of Tasman Council and seat of the municipality.
In the 2016 census Nubeena had a population of 481.
The town is halfway along the west coast of Tasman Peninsula on Parsons Bay, which is a narrow continuation of Wedge Bay.
The area, originally referred to as Wedge Bay, was renamed Nubeena (meaning crayfish) in 1877.
The early development of the area was centred on timber felling, but by the start of World War 1 it was a very productive apple and pear growing region.
It is 10 kilometres north-west of Port Arthur, the site of the historic convict settlement of the 1800s.
Nubeena is served by 97.7 Tasman FM and Pulse FM Tasman
Fishing has always been a big part of the local economy and the nearby jetty supports that industry. The first jetty was built in the 1840s.
Some of the local fishermen have lost their lives in pursuit of this industry and at the given co-ordinates there is a memorial honouring their loss.
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