Declared Fish Habitat Area summary - Coombabah
Mangrove boardwalk, Coombabah declared Fish Habitat Area
Location
Coombabah Creek and Lake upstream of junction with Saltwater Creek, 10 km north-west of Southport, Gold Coast.
Plan number
Size
489 ha
Management level
B
Declaration dates
19 November 1983 (original declaration)
21 May 1988 (redeclared to revoke Saltwater Creek)
25 March 1989 (redeclared to add adjoining fish habitats)
24 July 1998 (redeclared to cadastral boundaries)
Local government
Gold Coast City Council
Management features
Wetlands buffer zone from residential development and associated run-off for the Jumpinpin-Broadwater FHA, protection of remaining undisturbed habitat.
Habitat values
Avicennia and Rhizophora zones along tidal creek, shallow silty-sand estuarine lake.
Fisheries values
Fishing in Coombabah Creek; bream, estuary cod, flathead, garfish, luderick, mangrove jack, sea mullet, tailor, whiting, banana prawns, king prawns, bay prawns.
Other values
Excellent boardwalk provides access to declared FHA.