Hull River declared Fish Habitat Area

Location and plan number

  • Part of Hull River, 13km south-east of Tully
  • Plan number: FHA-046
  • Cassowary Coast Regional Council

Size and management level

  • 1,498 ha – Management A.

Declaration history

  • 17 November 1983: Original declaration.
  • 20 September 2001: Redeclaration:
    • redeclared to cadastral boundaries.

Management features

  • Conservation of important barramundi habitat and associated wetlands.

Habitat values

  • Extensive stands of mangroves are present throughout the estuary
  • Saltmarsh.

Fisheries values

  • Commercial, recreational and Indigenous fishing.
  • Species:
    • Barramundi
    • Blue salmon
    • Bream
    • Estuary cod
    • Grey mackerel
    • Grunter
    • Mangrove jack
    • Queenfish
    • School mackerel
    • Whiting
    • Blue-legged king prawns
    • Tiger prawns
    • Mud crabs.

Unique features

  • Adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

Other values

  • Adjoining Melaleuca forests.