Declared Fish Habitat Area summary - Bohle River
Bushland Beach, Bohle River Fish Habitat Area
Location
Lower parts of the Bohle River and foreshore to the mouth of Black River, 12km north-west of Townsville.
Plan number
FHA-027 (Revision 1)
Size
4,788 ha
Management level
B
Declaration dates
19 November 1983 (original declaration)
13 August 1999 (redeclared to cadastral boundaries)
21 December 2012 (redeclared to include the Townsville Town Common and better define offshore boundary)
Local government
Townsville City Council
Management features
Estuarine and wetlands buffer zone from urban development; controlled development adjacent to tidal wetlands.
Habitat values
Extensive stands of mangroves, saltmarshes and unvegetated claypans along estuary; seagrass beds; undercut banks; sandy beaches.
Fisheries values
Recreational, Indigenous and commercial fishing; barramundi; blue salmon; bream; estuary cod; flathead; grey mackerel; grunter; mangrove jack; queenfish; sea mullet; school mackerel; tiger, banana and blue legged king prawns.
Unique features
Adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Other values
None presently identified.