Dē-răl-lĭ (Calliope River) declared Fish Habitat Area

Location and plan number

  • Calliope River, 6km north of Calliope, 12km south-west of Clyde Creek, Calliope River, Gladstone
  • Plan number: FHA-075
  • Gladstone Regional Council

Size and management level

  • 314 ha – Management B.

Declaration history

  • 30 September 2016: Original declaration.

Management features

  • Protection of high-quality estuarine fisheries habitat.
  • Protection of nursery and grow-out habitat, whilst allowing adjacent landholders the ability to seek approval for limited private infrastructure, such as jetties and boat ramps.

Habitat values

  • Mangrove-lined estuarine waterways, salt pan and marsh and rocky outcrops
  • Essential for the provision of fish shelter, feeding, breeding, and nursery areas.

Fisheries values

  • Commercial, recreational and Indigenous fisheries.
  • Species:
    • Barramundi
    • Threadfin salmon
    • Penaeid prawns
    • Mangrove jack
    • Mud crabs
    • Sea mullet.

Unique features

  • One of the few river systems in the region that is unimpeded by weirs or dams, providing uninterrupted connectivity between estuarine and freshwater habitats.

Other values

  • None identified.

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