Oyster Harbour, Western Australia
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Oyster Harbour is a permanently open estuary
, which covers an area of 15.6 square kilometres near Albany, Western Australia
. The Harbour is used to shelter a fishing fleet carrying out commercial fishing and the farming of oyster
s and mussel
s. A significant number of waterbirds use the Harbour for feeding. The place is currently a family tourist center.
A planned locality of Oyster Harbour on the Lower King Road is under construction with 2,300 home sites.
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
, which covers an area of 15.6 square kilometres near Albany, Western Australia
Albany, Western Australia
Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....
. The Harbour is used to shelter a fishing fleet carrying out commercial fishing and the farming of oyster
Oyster
The word oyster is used as a common name for a number of distinct groups of bivalve molluscs which live in marine or brackish habitats. The valves are highly calcified....
s and mussel
Mussel
The common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
s. A significant number of waterbirds use the Harbour for feeding. The place is currently a family tourist center.
A planned locality of Oyster Harbour on the Lower King Road is under construction with 2,300 home sites.