With its magnificent harbour and plenty of fertile land, Port Lincoln was seriously considered as the capital of the new colony of South Australia. A lack of fresh water saw the idea scotched. These days it’s regarded as the capital of seafood and adventure tourism! The innovation of tuna farming was a world-first and it generated fabulous wealth in Port Lincoln. Port Lincoln is the only city in the world where it’s possible to get in the water with Great White sharks, Australian sea lions and dolphins – not all at once!

FAST FACTS!

• Port Lincoln’s traditional owners are the Barngarla people who used to ‘sing to the sharks’, calling on them to drive fish into shore
• Port Lincoln had a taste of Hollywood when some of the shark scenes from Jaws were filmed near here
• Port Lincoln’s innovative aquaculture industry produces yellowtail kingfish, abalone, mussels, oysters and tuna
• The Port Lincoln Marina has the largest fishing fleet in the southern hemisphere
• Tuna farmer Tony Santic owned three time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva. The horse was named for five of Santic’s employees: MAureen, KYlie, BElinda, DIane, and Vanessa