Declared Fish Habitat Area summary - Baffle Creek
Baffle Creek declared Fish Habitat Area
Location
Baffle Creek and tributaries, 58 km north-west of Bundaberg.
Plan number
Size
2,320 ha
Management level
A
Declaration dates
21 September 2001 (original declaration)
Local government
Gladstone Regional Council
Management features
Protection of highly connected, near pristine estuarine and riverine fish habitats that support recreational and commercial fisheries; region experiencing increasing urbanisation.
Habitat values
Mangrove forests with at least nine species; small patches of Halophila seagrass; intertidal sand, gravel and mud banks; rock bars.
Fisheries values
Recreational and commercial fisheries; barramundi; king salmon flathead; bream; mangrove jack; whiting; mullet; estuary cod; mud crabs and various prawn species.
Unique features
One of the few river systems in the region unimpeded by weirs or dams, providing uninterrupted connectivity between estuarine and freshwater habitats; nationally recognised as having one of the few near pristine estuaries in South East Queensland.
Other values
None presently identified.