Lake Illawarra is popular for recreational fishing, prawning and sailing. The people then shifted successfully into commercial mackerel fishing, prawning and crayfishing. Local industries include logging, beef cattle, fishing/prawning, sugar, manufacturing and tourism. Prawning and fishing enterprises were established at Masig in the 1970s. Port Broughton supports a prawning fleet. There is also a small fishing and prawning fleet based there. The Pekan Panchor is also famous for 'mengail udang' or fresh water prawning. An outlet called Jaas Recreations provides fishing and prawning, with a food and beverages section. Since the 1950s and '60s, the local prawning industry used The Spit for their berth.