The area is supposed to be shark proof but there has been a hole in the net for 20 years.

[citation needed] The historic Rossiters Point Saltwater Intake and Pumping Station is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.

[8] Moonta Bay is located within the federal Division of Grey, the state electoral district of Goyder and the local government area known as the Copper Coast Council.

Many farmers throughout the district migrate to Moonta Bay in January for their yearly holiday.

The town is still popular with recreational fisherman catching fish from the jetty or their own boats.