Meunga declared Fish Habitat Area

Location and plan number

• Meunga Creek to 20m downstream of Bruce Highway, including coastal waters outside mouth, 4km north to north-west of Cardwell
• Plan number: FHA-040
• Cassowary Coast Regional Council

Size and management level

• 440 ha – Management A.

Declaration history

• 19 November 1983: Original declaration.
• 21 September 2001: Reclaration:
  • redeclared to cadastral boundaries.

Management features

• Protection of barramundi habitat and associated wetlands.

Habitat values

• Extensive mangrove zone (Rhizophora) associated with the estuary
• Subtidal and intertidal flats
• Vegetated and unvegetated salt flats.

Fisheries values

• Important recreational fishing area.
• Commercial and Indigenous fishing.
• Species:
  • Barramundi
  • Blue salmon
  • Bream
  • Estuary cod
  • Grey mackerel
  • Grunter
  • Mangrove jack
  • Queenfish
  • School mackerel
  • Whiting.

Unique features

• Lies adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

Other values

• Adjoining Melaleuca forests.