Ellis Island public and the museum partially re-opened on October 28, 2013, after major renovations. Originally much of the west shore of Upper New York Bay consisted of large tidal flats which hosted vast oyster banks, a major source of food for the Lenape population who lived in the area prior to the arrival of Dutch settlers. There were several islands which were not completely submerged at high tide. Three of them (later to be known as Liberty Island, Black Tom Island and Ellis Island) were given the name Oyster Islands by the settlers of New Netherland, the first European colony in
Green Island (Western Australia) removed to Michaelmas Island and left there making "great lamentations". In 1991 the government department Fisheries Western Australia granted a fish farm license to the company Ocean Foods who have leases north and north east of Green Island where blue mussels are farmed". The island is noted as an important breeding ground for small numbers of the Australian pelican. It was estimated in 1993 that 7 active nests were located on the island. Green Island (Western Australia) Green Island is an island in Oyster Harbour located approximately northeast of Albany in Western Australia. The island has a total area of