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Exmouth Gulf

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Exmouth Gulf

Inlet of the Indian Ocean, Western Australia. Located between North West Cape and the mainland, the gulf is 55 mi (90 km) long and 30 mi (48 km) across the mouth. Fishing, pearling, prawning, and tourism are the main local industries. Nearby Cape Range National Park is important for the conservation of the rare yellow-footed rock wallaby.



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maxima collected from 5 widely separated areas: Exmouth Gulf and Cape Bossut, Western Australia; Flat Top Bank and Oxley Island, Northern Territory and Thursday Island, Queensland.
Surveys showed that the Exmouth Gulf region was an ideal location to base submarines should a Japanese invasion threat materialise.
An earlier study in Exmouth Gulf indicated that stock enhancement of tiger prawns in the region could be profitable.
 
 
 
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