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Living Harbour

Blue Swimmer Crab


The Living Harbour website explores the rich life of the harbour through interactive maps, photos and information. Find out about the animals, habitats and geology of the harbour and the history and lives of Sydney's Indigenous peoples. Sydney Harbour is a people-friendly harbour with beautiful natural resources, a place where people have lived, worked and visited for thousands of years.


Aboriginal Peoples of the Sydney Region

Through exploring the archaeological record we can glimpse at the past. The evidence reflects rich and complex lives of peoples of the past and the importance of the harbour for contemporary Indigenous Australians.
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Fish Hook

Birds and the harbour

Over 150 species of birds can be found swimming, flying, dabbling and perching in and around Sydney Harbour. Use the site to find out where to look for birds in a range of habitats.
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Birds nest

Environments

Sydney Harbour as we know it today with its sheer cliffs, deep water, numerous bays and small rocky islands is in geological time only very young, about 6000 years old.
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Sandstone


Mammals of Sydney Harbour

Brushtail Possums, Ringtail Possums and Long-nosed Bandicoots are a few of the 40 species of mammals recorded in the Sydney region over the past two hundred years.
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Mammal skull

Fishes of Sydney Harbour

Find out about the tropical visitors and the residents such as the Eastern Blue Groper, the Weedy Seadragon, the Port Jackson Shark and the Red Indianfish. 580 species of fish have been described from Sydney Harbour.
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Sea Horse

Harbour Partners

Meet some of the people who work in and around the harbour and Sydney's special places.
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loading fish into a boat


Frogs of Sydney Harbour

You can find out about the Green and Golden Bell Frog, the Red-crowned Toadlet and the Striped Marsh Frog. These species represent the diversity of Sydney's frog fauna.
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Frog

Reptiles of Sydney Harbour

From the gullies to the forests and the sea you can meet some lizards, snakes and turtles. The large Lace Monitor, the visiting Green Turtle and the tiny Leaf-tailed Gecko are some of the many reptiles found in the Sydney region.
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Snake


About the Living Harbour site

Find out who was involved in the making of the Living Harbour site.
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