Declared Fish Habitat Area summary - Wreck Creek
Wreck Creek declared Fish Habitat Area
Location
Wreck Creek and foreshore/coastal waters outside mouth, 8km north/north-west of Cardwell.
Plan number
Size
1,252 ha
Management level
A
Declaration dates
19 November 1983 (original declaration)
21 September 2001 (redeclared to cadastral boundaries, and to include adjoining fish habitats and to connect with Dallachy Creek declared Fish Habitat Area)
Local government
Cassowary Coast Regional Council
Management features
Protection of barramundi nursery habitat in upper reaches.
Habitat values
Extensive mangrove stands (Rhizophora) associated with estuary; subtidal and intertidal flats, vegetated and unvegetated salt flats.
Fisheries values
Important recreational fishing area; barramundi; blue salmon; bream; estuary cod; grey mackerel; grunter; mangrove jack; queenfish; school mackerel; whiting.
Unique features
Adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
Other values
Adjoining Melaleuca forests.