It is here that the Little Swanport River meets the sea and land use is more diverse with large coastal grazing properties, residential/holiday settlements, tourist accommodation, and olive and oyster farming enterprises.

The mouth of the Little Swanport River (estuary) is a popular spot for recreational fishing and other seaside holiday activities.

It supports several successful oyster farming enterprises.

[2] The river forms the most northern border of the Pembroke Land District.

[3][4][5] In the colonial period of the early 1800s the Lisdillon salt works[6][7] used the Little Swanport River.