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	Moreton Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland.
		The bay serves as a safe approach to the airport and reduces noise pollution over the city to the west of the runway.
		Moreton Bay is generally shallow and sandy, though a substantive channel is maintained to allow access to the Port of Brisbane for international shipping.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moreton_Bay (620 words)

	Moreton Bay, Queensland
		Moreton Bay lies on the eastern coast of Australia near Brisbane the Queensland state capital.
		The bay is generally shallow and sandy, though a substantive channel is maintained to allow access to the Port of Brisbane[?] for international shipping.
		The Moreton Bay Bug[?], (Thenus orientalis[?]), is a species of lobster found throughout the waters of Australia's north coast.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/mo/Moreton_Bay.html (149 words)

	Moreton Bay Fig - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Moreton Bay Fig Ficus macrophylla, is a large evergreen tree.
		Named after Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia, it is a native of most of the eastern coast, from the Atherton Tableland in the north to the Illawarra in New South Wales.
		The characteristic "melting" appearance of the Moreton Bay fig is due to its habit of dropping aerial roots from its branches which on reaching the ground thicken into supplementary trunks which help to support the great weight of its crown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moreton_Bay_Fig (387 words)

	DoAustralia \| Moreton bay, Brisbane Queensland
		Moreton Bay is Brisbane’s shorefront – a vast expanse of water sheltered by the major sand islands of Bribie, Moreton and North Stradbroke and
		Moreton Bay’s wetlands are a vital habitat for resident and migratory birds, some coming from as far afield as Siberia.
		Moreton Bay is home to schools of playful bottle-nose dolphins, often seen riding the waves ahead of boats or coming in to socialise with visitors at Tangalooma.
	www.doaustralia.com /states/QLD/MoretonBay.htm (541 words)

	Moreton Bay History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The cedar trees were felled, the rich land of the southern bay islands farmed, while the waters of the Bay were harvested for their oysters, fish, crabs, dugong oil, and anything else for which there was a market.
		The islands of Southern Moreton Bay in particular became a refuge for the jobless of Brisbane.
		Moreton Bay became a focal point for the build-up of American servicemen and equipment to assist in the eventual Allied victory.
	www.users.bigpond.net.au /pludlow/bayhistory.htm (2081 words)

	Moreton Bay - EPA/QPWS
		Moreton Bay, stretching 125km from Caloundra to the Gold Coast, is one of Queensland's most important natural, recreational, cultural and economic resources.
		Moreton Bay's seagrass meadows are an important food source for turtle and dugong populations.
		Moreton Bay’s sandbanks and mudflats are sources of bait but these areas are also home and food for fish, crabs, birds, turtles and dugong.
	www.epa.qld.gov.au /parks_and_forests/marine_parks/moreton_bay (1699 words)

	Moreton Bay - Brisbane Day Tours
		One of the biggest islands in the Bay is Moreton Island - 35km long and 98 per cent National Park, including a vast sandy region of 42ha known as the Tangalooma Desert.
		Moreton Island is one of several islands on Queensland's southern coast - including North Stradbroke and Fraser Island - which have been formed over millions of years as sand deposits washed from rivers in Northern New South Wales and deposited around rocky outcrops.
		For nature lovers, Moreton Bay is a bird habitat and it is also known for its marine life - turtles, dugongs, dolphins and migrating whales during Spring.
	www.traveldirectory.com.au /travel_articles/brisbane_tours_moreton_bay.shtml (1012 words)

	Bug, Moreton Bay
		Moreton Bay Bugs are found along the entire coast of the northern half of Australia.
		Moreton Bay Bugs are generally caught commercially as a by-catch of local prawn fisheries by demersal otter trawls and with dredge nets.
		Moreton Bay, Hervey Bay), is used for the capture of prawns (usually, greasyback, school and banana prawns).
	www.sea-ex.com /fishphotos/bug,1.htm (431 words)

	Moreton Bay Fig Morris
		Moreton Bay Fig Morris may seem like an odd-moniker for a folk dance troupe, but this local ensemble has been evoking the medieval village life of merry old England since 1984.
		The three-part suite of dances in Moreton Bay Fig Morris' medley was performed against a jaunty sonic background of traditional English tunes, played by a small group of folk musicians.
		We are not related in any way to the mythical Moreton Bay Morris that is rumored to exist in the Land of Wallabies and Platypuses.
	www.moretonbayfig.org (705 words)

	Moreton Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Moreton Bay is a semi-sheltered expanse of water close to Brisbane.
		Within Moreton Bay are hundreds of islands, most surrounded by mangroves.Only a few are inhabited.
		He explored the bay for two weeks in 1799 and was the first European to navigate its shallow sandbanks and mudflats.
	www.moretonbayeec.qld.edu.au /cs/more.html (302 words)

	Moreton Island Habitat : Birds : Waterways : Dolphins : Sea Eagle : Beach
		Moreton Island, its waterways, foreshores and tidal areas act as an important protection area for a great diversity of animals and plant life.
		The bay is one of few important breeding areas for the ever increasingly rare Dugong and occasionally, although becoming more regular, loggerhead and green turtles come ashore to nest in the summer months.
		Moreton Island is also home to a wide variety of bird life with bird numbers flourishing between September and April when various migrating birds call moreton home.
	seemoretonisland.com /habitat.html (326 words)

	Australian Marine Conservation Society
		Moreton Bay is a beautiful tapestry of islands, beaches, coral and rocky reefs and seagrass beds.
		Moreton Bay’s wetlands are recognised internationally as RAMSAR sites for their importance to migratory shorebirds, and nowhere else in the world can such a wide variety of large marine animals be enjoyed on the doorstep of a major city.
		Moreton Bay is also a playground for the people of Queensland and our visitors.
	www.amcs.org.au /default2.asp?active_page_id=139 (269 words)

	SDNHM - Moreton Bay Fig
		The remarkable large tree to the north of the museum is a Moreton Bay Fig tree, which—like most of the other large trees in the Prado area of Balboa Park—was planted in preparation for the 1915 exposition.
		The small dry fruits of the Moreton Bay Fig--like those of other figs--are actually composed of hundreds of tiny flowers completely enclosed within the inverted fleshy tissue of the receptacle upon which they rest.
		When it is grown in an open area where it can spread, the Moreton Bay Fig may become as much as 150 feet wide; but crowded in its natural forest habitat--or near buildings in an urban setting--it tends to grow tall and narrow.
	www.sdnhm.org /fieldguide/plants/moreton.html (507 words)

	Welcome to Brisbane's Moreton Bay and Islands - Brisbane - Caboolture Coast and Bribie Island - Redcliffe - Redlands - ...
		Brisbane Moreton Bay and Islands - Brisbane - Caboolture Coast and Bribie Island - Redcliffe - Redlands - Moreton Bay Islands
		With the islands forming a natural barrier to the wider ocean, the sheltered bay is host to incredible natural displays of animals and environment, as well as the communities themselves that have developed in and around the area since Brisbane’s colonial birth.
		Moreton Bay’s pristine waters are an ecologically significant marine park.
	www.moretonbayislands.com.au (357 words)

	Sail Away Yacht Charters - MORETON BAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Moreton Bay offers a diversity of foreshore and offshore features, seascapes and landscapes, relatively safe boating and wide scope for recreational activities.
		The Bay is home to many varieties of sea and bird life including dolphins, turtles and dugong.
		There are over 300 islands in Moreton Bay.
	www.sail-away.com.au /moreton_bay/moreton_bay.htm (141 words)

	Moreton Bay, Australia
		The Brisbane River flows into Moreton Bay, in which there are over 300 islands, large, small and tiny.
		The larger islands - South and North Stradbroke Islands, Moreton Island and Bribie Island - shelter the mainland coast from the Pacific surf.
		The history of Queensland began in Moreton Bay in 1824, when the first penal settlement was established at Redcliffe (though it survived only for a short time).
	www.planetware.com /australia/moreton-bay-aus-qld-mb.htm (177 words)

	DIRECTIONS, TRAVEL, TRAINS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, MANLY, MORETON BAY, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND
		Moreton Bay Backpackers is based at Manly Harbour Village in Moreton Bay, about 20 kms east of Brisbane city.
		Manly Train Station is a short walk from Moreton Bay Backpackers Lodge, with downtown Brisbane only 35 minutes ride away.
		Moreton Bay Backpackers Lodge is in the centre of Manly town, on the Corner Cambridge Parade and Stratton Terrace (above the Manly Hotel).
	www.moretonbaylodge.com.au /directions.htm (492 words)

	BUG - Backpackers Guide to Moreton Island, Stradbroke Island and Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
		Moreton Bay is home to spectacular marine life and its islands are well worth visiting and are comparable to Fraser Island.
		Moreton Island is best reached by ferry from Lytton to the southeast of Brisbane's city centre or Scarborough on the Redcliffe Peninsula north of Brisbane.
		Moreton Island is a national park and you will have to pay $32.60 for a vehicle access permit, this permit is sometimes included if you're taking a tour.
	www.bugaustralia.com /destinations/au-qldmor.html (809 words)

	Moreton Bay Escapes - Brisbane Full Day Tours & Cruises
		Moreton Island is the world's third largest sand island of which 98 per cent is a protected National Park, with no sealed roads, 4WD is the only mode of transport!
		Moreton Island is the home to Mount Tempest which is the World's highest coastal sand dune.
		Moreton Bay Escapes has been operating on the Island for the past six years and our guides bring the wealth of a life time of experience to the tours.
	www.about-australia.com /travel-guides/queensland/brisbane/tours-cruises/full-day/moreton-bay-escapes (755 words)

	MUD ISLAND, MORETON BAY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
		The remaining coral reef wetlands of Moreton Bay are at the biological transition between temperate and tropical fauna and therefore unique.
		The Members of the Moreton Bay Environmental Alliance call upon QCL to rehabilitate the Islands and waterways within Moreton Bay which have been impacted upon by their coral extraction over past years.
		The Moreton Bay boating fateranity also have grave concerns as to the condition of the waters around the islands which were mined as many uncharted dangers now exist.
	www.rag.org.au /rag/Mudislan.htm (750 words)

	Chesapeake Bay Journal - The Chesapeake Bay Newspaper - September 2006 - Vol 16 - Num 6
		Chinese mitten crab may be latest alien invader in the Chesapeake: Biologists around the Bay are on the lookout for large, spiderlike crabs that have the potential to be the latest foreign species to invade the Chesapeake.
		ASMFC approves compromise menhaden harvest limit for Virginia: A compromise limit on Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvests proposed by Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was approved for public comment by a regional fisheries panel in August, likely averting a showdown over how to manage the small, oily fish.
		The Bay Journal is published by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay for the Chesapeake Bay Program.
	www.bayjournal.com (750 words)

	scuba diving and scuba diving charters on Moreton Bay with Big Cat Reality Queensland Australia
		Moreton Bay is a beautiful place to play in with many wonders and dive sites.
		This was declared in 1993 and extended in 1997 to cover most of Moreton Bay's tidal lands and tidal waters seawards to the limit of Queensland waters.
		We Scuba Dive around all areas of Moreton Bay, as a sideline to Scuba Diving we cater for snorkeling also.
	www.bigcatreality.com /big-cat-reality-pages/moreton-bay.htm (435 words)

	Brisbane Moreton Bay and Islands - Islands - Moreton Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Located in the northern part of the bay, Moreton is only a short boat trip from Scarborough or Manly.
		Moreton Island, together with Bribie and North Stradbroke Islands, form a physical barrier to the ocean beyond, and in turn create the sheltered and calm waters of Moreton Bay.
		As Moreton Island is a sand island with no sealed roads, only four wheel drive vehicles can be driven here, and a permit is required for this purpose.
	www.moretonbayislands.com.au /islands/moreton_island (549 words)

	>> Moreton Bay Backpackers Lodge - Travel in Brisbane
		Moreton Bay Backpackers Lodge is the only Brisbane Backpackers Hostel based out of the central city area.
		Moreton Bay Backpackers Lodge offers clean accommodation for the backpacker and independent traveller that is a safe, friendly, clean and comfortable place to stay at very reasonable rates.
		Moreton Bay Lodge is the perfect place to stay and experience this island paradise away from the city crowds and other tourists.
	www.gobrisbanecity.com /Asia_Pacific/Australia/Queensland/Brisbane/page.asp?lid=797 (199 words)

	Convicts To Australia ... Research Guide - Colonial Offenders and Other Settlements
		In 1824 Moreton Bay was selected as the site for a separate penal settlement to house Sydney's worst convicts.
		As a result, a convict transport was sent directly from Britain to Moreton Bay, but the change in policy proved to be short lived.
		Increased French activity in the area had convinced the British that a greater presence was needed and in early 1804, as it became obvious that the site chosen for the settlement was unsuitable, the settlement was abandoned and re-established in Van Dieman's Land further to the south.
	members.iinet.net.au /~perthdps/convicts/res-12.html (1236 words)

	The Centre for Marine Studies - Moreton Bay Research Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Moreton Bay Research Station and Study Centre provides the perfect base to research North Stradbroke Island's many and varied ecosystems.
		North Stradbroke and Moreton Bay has it all - from rocky shores, to seagrass beds, from coral reefs to mangroves - it is all here in one beautiful location.
		The island is almost made entirely of sand, and supports a rich variety of fauna and flora, in habitats such as perched and window freshwater lakes, wetlands, coastal heath and sclerophyll forests.
	www.marine.uq.edu.au /mbrs (351 words)

	Moreton Bay Bug (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Perhaps the same linguistic phenomenon that gave Louisianans the mudbug moniker for crawfish gave Australians the term "Bay Bug" for this saltwater shellfish that looks like a cross between a miniature clawless lobster and a horseshoe crab.
		The bug is a native of Moreton Bay, off the eastern coast of Australia near Brisbane.
		Chef John Howie, who first saw a reference to bay bugs in a book and had his fish purveyor track them down, contemplated using a different name on his menu at Seattle's Palisade restaurant, but for authenticity's sake decided against it.
	www.jamesbeard.org /old/eatTheseWords/words/moretonBayBug.html (120 words)

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