11 Facts About Moreton Bay

The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are used by commercial operators who provide seafood to market.

Waters of Moreton Bay are relatively calm, being sheltered from large swells by Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island.

In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Moreton Bay was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "Natural attraction".

The spelling Moreton Bay was an error in the first published account of Cook's voyage.

Large Aboriginal campsites remained throughout the Moreton Bay region, including on the mainland, until as late as the 1920s.

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The field of sandbanks extends across the entrance to Moreton Bay and evolved after sea level reached its present position, about 6,500 years ago after the last ice age Between Tangalooma and Skirmish Point on Bribie Island are the Middle Banks, Central Banks and Western Banks.

Middle Banks area close to Moreton Bay Island has been used in the past as a source of sand for large projects such as the nearby Brisbane Airport and port facilities.

Many whale and dolphin species can be found in Moreton Bay including humpback whales, killer whales, southern right whales, sperm whales, melon-headed whales, blue whales, Bryde's whales, minke whales, common dolphins, spinner dolphins and Risso's dolphins.

Eastern shovelnose ray is found in high abundance in Moreton Bay and has an important role in the trophic structure of the area.

Dugongs and turtles in Moreton Bay are often killed or injured when struck by speeding boats.

Recent increases in sightings along the east coast indicate very slow but certain recovery of the species in that area, and Moreton Bay was possibly used to be a prominent calving ground for these coast-loving whales.