Declared Fish Habitat Area summary - Nassau River
Nassau River mouth
Location
175 km north-east of Karumba.
Plan number
Size
15,058 ha
Management level
A
Declaration dates
19 May 1990 (original declaration)
1 July 2010 (redeclared)
Local government
Carpentaria Shire Council
Management features
(Former) Department of Primary Industries sampling stations in the Nassau River upstream to Scrutlou and Killarney Creek and into freshwater areas supported the original declaration.
Habitat values
Closed mixed species mangrove communities with some closed Avicennia patches; extensive salt pans associated with the estuary.
Fisheries values
Conservation of commercial, recreational and Indigenous fisheries resources; important barramundi recreational fishing destination; important prawn and fish nursery area; barramundi; blue salmon; grey mackerel; queenfish; grunter; mud crabs; catfish.
Other values
None presently identified.