Declared Fish Habitat Area summary - Temple Bay
Temple Bay declared Fish Habitat Area
Location
About 420km north of Cooktown between the Olive River and Mosquito Point, Temple Bay, east Cape York Peninsula.
Plan number
Size
18,995 ha
Management level
A
Declaration dates
19 November 1983 (original declaration)
1 July 2010 (redeclared to cadastral boundaries and to extend seaward)
Local government
Cook Shire Council
Management features
(Former) Department of Primary Industries survey stations in Glennie and Hunter inlets supported original declaration, seaward boundary aligned with trawl closure boundary in 2010, adjoins Margaret Bay (Wuthathi) declared Fish Habitat Area.
Habitat values
Extensive closed mangrove communities (Rhizophora and Ceriops species) within Temple Bay; some salt pan and sparse seagrass beds.
Fisheries values
Protection of commercial prawn and fish habitat (including barramundi habitat); recreational and Indigenous fishing grounds; barramundi; blue salmon; grey mackerel; queenfish; grunter; mangrove jack; estuary cod; endeavour and tiger prawns.
Unique features
The uncommon trumpet tree mangrove (Dolichandrone spathacea) is found here. Lies within and adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Other values
None presently identified.