 Port Thevenard has been an exporter of gypsum, salt, Grain and mineral sand, with up to 1.2 million tonnes of gypsum being exported per year.Smoky Bay and Denial Bay have been growing oysters using aquaculture for over ten years now, with Denial and Smoky Bay now the second and third largest producing areas in the state respectively.Tourism is also a large part of the districts economy, with Smoky Bay and Ceduna attracting the largest crowds.