Nassau River declared Fish Habitat Area

Location and plan number

• 175km north-east of Karumba
• Plan number: FHA-059
• Carpentaria Shire Council

Size and management level

• 15,058 ha – Management A.

Declaration history

• 19 May 1990: Original declaration.
• 1 July 2010: Redeclaration.

Management features

• Department of Primary Industries sampling stations in the Nassau River upstream to Scrutlou and Killarney Creek, and into freshwater areas, supported the original declaration.
• Seagrass monitoring sites as part of the Ports Corporation of Queensland project.

Habitat values

• Closed mixed-species mangrove communities (with some closed Avicennia patches)
• Extensive salt pans associated with the estuary.

Fisheries values

• Conservation of commercial, recreational and Indigenous fisheries resources.
• Important barramundi recreational fishing destination.
• Important prawn and fish nursery area.
• Species:
  • Barramundi
  • Blue salmon
  • Grey mackerel
  • Queenfish
  • Grunter
  • Mud crabs
  • Catfish.

Other values

• None presently identified.