Wreck Creek declared Fish Habitat Area

Location and plan number

  • Wreck Creek and foreshore or coastal waters outside mouth, 8 km north to north-west of Cardwell
  • Plan number: FHA-041
  • Cassowary Coast Regional Council

Size and management level

  • 1,252 ha Management A

Declaration history

  • 19 November 1983:
    • original declaration
  • 21 September 2001 redeclaration:

Management features

  • Protection of barramundi nursery habitat in upper reaches

Habitat values

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

Fisheries values

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

Unique features

  • Adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

Other values

  • Adjoining Melaleuca forests