ɐn ʌnnˈeɪmd fɹˈɛntʃmən ænd ɐn ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚ nˈeɪmd kˈɑːlɪn tˈɑːmsən ɑːɹ bᵻlˈiːvd tə hæv hˈɑːɹvɪstᵻd ðə ɹˈiːfs sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ pˈoːɹuːmə ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z.
An unnamed Frenchman and an operator named Colin Thomson are believed to have harvested the reefs surrounding Poruma in the 1860s.