▁of ▁signific ances ▁as ▁a ▁fish ery ▁particularly ▁for ▁king ▁pra wn s . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁Captain ▁E ber ▁B unker ▁of ▁the ▁wh aling ▁ship ▁Alb ion ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁to ▁discover ▁the ▁region . ▁He ▁gave ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁southern ▁c ays ▁and ▁re ef s ▁were ▁first ▁chart ed ▁between ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁Phill ip ▁Parker ▁King ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁initially ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁Bath urst . ▁The ▁main ▁chart ing ▁exercise ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁islands ▁and ▁re ef s ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁Francis ▁Price ▁Black wood ▁in ▁ ▁which ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁. ▁The ▁natural ist , ▁Professor ▁J . ▁Be ete ▁J uk es , ▁was ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁Fly ▁and ▁his ▁published ▁journal ▁provides ▁valuable ▁information ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁c ays . ▁ ▁Gu ano ▁min ing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁The ▁min ing ▁of ▁gu ano ▁( bird ▁dro ppings ) ▁occurred ▁on ▁Lady ▁Mus gra ve ▁Island , ▁Fair f ax ▁Islands ▁and ▁North ▁West ▁Island ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁This ▁was ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁substantial ▁gu ano ▁min ing ▁operation ▁on ▁Lady ▁Elli ot ▁Island ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁where ▁gu ano ▁min ing ▁had ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1