JURIEN BAY - POPULATION: 1,507

JURIEN BAY JETTY

WED 13 - THUR 14.11.2013: The coastline around Jurien Bay was first known to Europeans in the 17th century. In 1801–03, an expedition under the command of Nicolas Baudin sailed along the Western Australian coast. Louis de Freycinet, a cartographic surveyor on the expedition, named Jurien Bay after Charles Marie Jurien (1763–1836) of the French naval administration. The first settlement was established in the mid-1850s by Walter Padbury. A jetty was constructed in 1885–87 due to the success of pastoralism. The townsite was surveyed and was gazetted as Jurien Bay on 21 December 1956; it was renamed Jurien in 1959, but reverted to its original name in 1999. Crayfish (also known as Western Rock Lobster) are abundant in the area, and the town's development soon became influenced by the crayfish industry. New jetties, factories and an airstrip were constructed so that crayfish goods could be flown south to Perth. Crayfishing has now become a multi-million dollar industry, sending goods regularly to Japan and the United States.

NOW THIS IS A DOG EXERCISE AREA!

Stayed at the Jurien Bay Caravan Park and yes we did fish off the jetty, but the only success was in catching our friend the Northwest Blowfish. Everyone we spoke to had the same outcome - just not any fish to be caught.