Darwin Harbour

The Larrakia people are the Traditional Owners of Darwin Harbour who used canoes to navigate its waterway for fishing, trading and cultural purposes.

[5] Ships in Darwin Harbour were heavily bombed by the Japanese during World War II in February 1942, leaving numerous wrecks that were eventually salvaged up in the 1960s.

Peak flow for these rivers occurs in February, respectively 605Ml/day and 389 Ml/day, after which it slowly decreases until July when there is no freshwater input into Darwin Harbour until the onset of the following wet season (Padovan 1997).

Darwin Harbour provides a unique opportunity to see dugongs in the wild, because their favourite food is located off Casuarina and Bundilla (formerly Vesteys)[7] beaches.

Seagrass meadows are also the main diet of green turtles and provide habitats for many smaller marine animals including commercially important species such as prawns and fish.