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The beach front adjacent to his house became known as Watermans Bay, which became a popular fishing spot. [3] The only way into the area at this time was via a wooden block road built by convicts (later Wanneroo Road ) and then along a limestone track to North Beach, although numerous tracks through the bushland were developed as time progressed.
The Albany Fish Traps, also known as the Oyster Harbour Fish Traps, are a series of fish traps situated in Oyster Harbour near the mouth of the Kalgan River approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The traps were constructed by the Menang peoples and are over 7,500 years old. [1]
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Dumbleyung Lake, also widely known as Lake Dumbleyung, is a salt lake in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The lake has a length of 13 kilometres (8 mi) and a width of 6.5 kilometres (4 mi); it covers a total area of 52 square kilometres (20 sq mi).
Western Australia has a significant fishing industry. Products for local consumption and export include western rock lobsters, prawns, crabs, shark and tuna, as well as pearl fishing in the Kimberley region of the state. Processing is conducted along the west coast. Whaling was a key marine industry but ceased at Albany in 1978.
The lake was originally part of a series of freshwater wetlands running north from the Swan River along the coastal plain for approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi).. Little is known about the use of the lake by the Noongars prior to the British settlement other than the area was known to be within the area inhabited by those people.
Western Australia has the longest coastline of any state or territory in Australia, at 10,194 km [1] or 12,889 km (20,781 km including islands). [ 2 ] [ a ] It is a significant portion of the coastline of Australia , which is 35,877 km (59,736 km including islands).