Tallebudgera Creek declared Fish Habitat Area

Location and plan number

• Tallebudgera Creek, Gold Coast
• Plan number: FHA-019
• City of Gold Coast Council

Size and management level

• 35 ha – Management B.

Declaration history

• 12 June 1971: Original declaration.
• 13 August 1999: Redeclaration:
  • to cadastral boundaries.

Management features

• Educational use for field studies, including sampling by local schools and tertiary institutions.
• Protection of remaining estuarine habitat and nursery areas for fish and crustaceans.
• Good public access via Tallebudgera Creek Environmental Park boardwalk.

Habitat values

• Patchy mangrove stands (Avicennia) along banks
• Remnant mangrove islands in an estuarine environment modified by human activity
• Rocky foreshores
• Shoal areas
• Scattered areas of saltmarsh.

Fisheries values

• Species:
  • Bream
  • Estuary cod
  • Flathead
  • Garfish
  • Mangrove jack
  • Sea mullet
  • Tailor
  • Whiting
  • Banana prawns.

Other values

• None presently identified.