later 19th century and into the early 20th century were timber-gathering, mostly centred on the township of Leprena and coal mining, the latter mostly based around the township of Catamaran. The Catamaran Coal Company employed the former barque James Craig as a coal hulk there. Controversy since 2003 In 2003 the private landowners of the D'Entrecasteaux expedition site sought permission to selectively log the area, which was opposed by a large-scale campaign to protect the site from destruction. In January 2006 the Tasmanian Land Conservancy (TLC) announced plans to raise a minimum of A$1.3 million to purchase the site from its private owners. Dick Smith pledged A$100,000 to the cause, and two weeks later it was announced that over $2 million had been raised to purchase and rehabilitate the site, and that it would be owned by the TLC. Part of the bay, being the north east peninsula area comprising , was included in the National Heritage List on 7 October 2005. See also South Coast Tasmania References Further reading External links RechercheBay.org Tasmanian Land Conservancy Catalyst story on Recherche Bay Southern Tasmania Bays of Tasmania Australian National Heritage List Whaling stations in Australia Whaling in Australia