Declared Fish Habitat Area summary - Halifax
Taylors Beach, Halifax declared Fish Habitat Area
Location
Parts of Victoria and Gentle Annie creeks, 20km north-east of Ingham.
Plan number
Size
5,270 ha
Management level
B
Declaration dates
17 November 1983 (original declaration)
25 November 1989 (redeclared to exclude an area of fish habitats)
18 December 2003 (redeclared to cadastral boundaries; area revoked in 1989 returned to the declared FHA; other fish habitats also added)
Local government
Hinchinbrook Shire Council
Management features
Conservation of important fish habitats including juvenile barramundi habitat.
Habitat values
Mangrove forests (Rhizophora, Avicennia and Acanthus species); extensive intertidal banks in lower reaches of estuaries.
Fisheries values
Recreational fishing; barramundi; blue salmon; bream; estuary cod; flathead; garfish; grey mackerel; grunter; mangrove jack; queenfish; school mackerel; tiger prawns.
Unique features
Adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Other values
Important area for fisheries and fish habitat research.