fˈɪʃɚmənz bˈɛnd ɪz ɐ pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl sˈɛntɚɹ æt ðə fˈʊt ʌvðə wˈɛst ɡˈeɪt bɹˈɪdʒ ænd kəntˈeɪnz mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənts fɚðə dᵻfˈɛns sˈaɪəns ænd tɛknˈɑːlədʒi ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən, hˈoʊldən, hˈɔːkɚ də hˈævɪlənd, ðə koʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ sˈɛntɚ fɔːɹ ɐdvˈænst kəmpˈɑːzɪt stɹˈʌktʃɚz, kɹˈæft fˈuːdz, spˈɛkseɪvɚz, tɔɪˈoʊɾə ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, ænd pˈoːɹt sᵻkjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi.
Fishermans Bend is a primarily industrial centre at the foot of the West Gate Bridge and contains major establishments for the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Holden, Hawker de Havilland, the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures, Kraft Foods, Specsavers, Toyota Australia, and port security.