Declared Fish Habitat Area summary - Tallebudgera Creek
Mangroves, Tallebudgera Creek declared Fish Habitat Area
Location
Tallebudgera Creek, Gold Coast.
Plan number
Size
35 ha
Management level
B
Declaration dates
12 June 1971 (original declaration)
13 August 1999 (redeclared to cadastral boundaries)
Local government
Gold Coast City Council
Management features
Educational use for field studies including sampling by local schools and tertiary institutions; protection of remaining estuarine habitat and nursery areas for fish and crustaceans; good public access via Tallebudgera Creek Environmental Park boardwalk.
Habitat values
Patchy Avicennia mangrove stands along banks; remnant mangrove islands in an estuarine environment modified by human activity; rocky foreshores; shoal areas and scattered areas of saltmarsh.
Fisheries values
Bream; estuary cod; flathead; garfish; mangrove jack; sea mullet; tailor; whiting; banana prawns.
Other values
None presently identified.