Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland
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Wetland extents Based on wetland mapping version 6.0
Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland wetland area by system 2019
System Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
20,846
100.0%
22.7%
Total excluding riverine and artificial/highly modified riverine
20,845
100.0%
22.7%
Artificial and highly modified
3
0.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
17,243
82.7%
18.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
11
0.1%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
3,573
17.1%
3.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
15
0.1%
0.0%
Riverine
< 1
0.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
17,243
82.7%
18.7%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified)
3
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
11
0.1%
0.0%
Palustrine (artificial)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Palustrine (natural)
3,573
17.1%
3.9%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
15
0.1%
0.0%
Riverine (artificial)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (highly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (natural)
< 1
0.0%
0.0%
Riverine (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland wetland area by habitat 2019
Habitat Area (ha )
% wetlands area
% total area
Total
20,830
100.0%
22.6%
Mangroves - Casuarina
382
1.8%
0.4%
Mangroves - other
12,954
62.2%
14.1%
Salt marsh and salt flats
3,906
18.8%
4.2%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
911
4.4%
1.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
1,356
6.5%
1.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
275
1.3%
0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
989
4.7%
1.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
18
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
39
0.2%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural)
382
1.8%
0.4%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural)
12,954
62.2%
14.1%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
3,906
18.8%
4.2%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
910
4.4%
1.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
< 1
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
1,356
6.5%
1.5%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
275
1.3%
0.3%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
987
4.7%
1.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
2
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
6
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
13
0.1%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
39
0.2%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified)
0
0.0%
0.0%
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.
Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.
Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.
Wetland extent changes
Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland wetland extent change by system
System 2019 areaha )
2017 areaha )
2013 areaha )
2009 areaha )
2005 areaha )
2001 areaha )
pre-clear areaha )
2019/pre-clear
Total
20,846
20,847
20,847
20,849
20,850
20,869
21,616
* 96.4%
Artificial and highly modified
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
17,243
17,243
17,243
17,243
17,242
17,242
17,342
99.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
11
11
11
11
11
11
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
3,573
3,574
3,574
3,576
3,578
3,597
4,272
83.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
15
15
15
15
15
15
0
n/a
Riverine
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
100.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural)
17,243
17,243
17,243
17,243
17,242
17,242
17,342
99.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (artificial)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified)
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
n/a
Lacustrine (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified)
11
11
11
11
11
11
0
n/a
Palustrine (artificial)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Palustrine (natural)
3,573
3,574
3,574
3,576
3,578
3,597
4,272
83.6%
Palustrine (slightly modified)
15
15
15
15
15
15
0
n/a
Riverine (artificial)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Riverine (highly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
Riverine (natural)
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
100.0%
Riverine (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
n/a
* Total 2019/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified
Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2019 areaha )
2017 areaha )
2013 areaha )
2009 areaha )
2005 areaha )
2001 areaha )
Total
20,830
20,831
20,831
20,834
20,835
20,853
Mangroves - Casuarina
382
382
382
382
382
382
Mangroves - other
12,954
12,954
12,954
12,954
12,952
12,952
Salt marsh and salt flats
3,906
3,906
3,906
3,906
3,906
3,906
Arid and semi-arid saline lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
911
911
911
911
912
914
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp
1,356
1,356
1,356
1,356
1,356
1,356
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
275
275
275
275
275
275
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp
989
990
990
992
992
992
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp
18
18
18
18
18
18
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp
39
39
39
39
39
56
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural)
382
382
382
382
382
382
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mangroves - other (natural)
12,954
12,954
12,954
12,954
12,952
12,952
Mangroves - other (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural)
3,906
3,906
3,906
3,906
3,906
3,906
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain clay plan lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
910
910
910
910
912
914
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
< 1
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
1,356
1,356
1,356
1,356
1,356
1,356
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
275
275
275
275
275
275
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural)
987
988
988
990
990
990
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified)
2
2
2
2
2
2
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural)
6
6
6
6
6
6
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified)
13
13
13
13
13
13
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural)
39
39
39
39
39
56
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Disclaimer
Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
All statistics are approximate and generated based on data transformed to a customised Albers equal-area projection, thus allowing wetland extent change for different regions of Queensland to be comparable.
Areas may change over time as mapping approaches improve.
Totals may not match the sum of individually displayed figures due to the rounding of displayed figures.
Australian Land Use and Management Classification (ALUMC)
Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland land use
Total
32,219
35.0%
6.5 Marsh/wetland
15,115
16.4%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland
363
0.4%
6.5.4 Marsh/wetland - saline
14,752
16.0%
1.1 Nature conservation
8,113
8.8%
1.1.3 National park
7,297
7.9%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection
559
0.6%
1.1.7 Other conserved area
257
0.3%
6.3 River
4,741
5.2%
6.3.0 River
4,741
5.2%
1.3 Other minimal use
2,007
2.2%
1.3.0 Other minimal use
171
0.2%
1.3.1 Defence
126
0.1%
1.3.3 Residual native cover
1,710
1.9%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation
1,388
1.5%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation
1,388
1.5%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure
262
0.3%
5.4.1 Urban residential
148
0.2%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture
92
0.1%
5.4.4 Remote communities
2
0.0%
5.4.5 Farm buildings/infrastructure
19
0.0%
2.2 Production native forests
201
0.2%
2.2.0 Production native forests
201
0.2%
4.3 Irrigated cropping
155
0.2%
4.3.5 Irrigated sugar
155
0.2%
5.5 Services
69
0.1%
5.5.1 Commercial services
8
0.0%
5.5.2 Public services
< 1
0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture
61
0.1%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters
45
0.0%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters
31
0.0%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use
14
0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection
43
0.0%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection
43
0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal
23
0.0%
5.9.1 Effluent pond
3
0.0%
5.9.3 Solid garbage
15
0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage
5
0.0%
6.2 Reservoir/dam
18
0.0%
6.2.2 Water storage - intensive use/farm dams
18
0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication
14
0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport
14
0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests
11
0.0%
3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry
11
0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial
9
0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial
9
0.0%
3.3 Cropping
5
0.0%
3.3.0 Cropping
5
0.0%
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Booral & Round Island Project Weed Management Coastal Community Engagement, Building Capacity Awareness of Natural Environment in the Wide Bay Burnett Region Community Foreshore Habitat Recovery and Rehabilitation Extension Program Community foreshore habitat recovery and rehabilitation program Community workshops and establishment of model landscaped coastal gardens in the Fraser Coast Regional Council Crab Creek native vegetation management Enhancement of pest control program—Poona Feral pig control, Great Sandy Strait/Ramsar Site Feral Pig Control in the Wide Bay Military Training Ground Fire hazard reduction and habitat protection—Crab Creek Healthy waterways, rivers and wetlands - improving water quality in the Burnett Mary Lawson—feral pig control on Eurimbula Creek Lower Poona Creek pest plant control project Maaroom foreshore habitat protection and community engagement project Management of visitor impacts at Jew hole recreation area, Big Tuan Creek Marine debris clean-up - mouth of the Mary River (Tandora) Mullens Wader Walk PCE 14/15 - Pig Control at Tandora PCE 14/15 - Revive Our Creeks (Cooloola Cove) PCE 14/15 - Tinnanbar Flower Reserve and Cowra Pine Wildling Control Project PCE - FIDO Weed Management and Environmental Monitoring at Eurong Fraser Island 14/15 PCE - FIDO Weed Management at Happy Valley Fraser Island 14/15 PCE - Great Sandy Strait Seagrass Monitoring - Cooloola Coastcare PCE - Junior Cooloola Coastcare - Ramsar Wetlands PCE -Kauri and Mosquito Creeks - Pest Species Management PCE - Pine Wilding Control in High Value Coastal Ecosystems - Crab Creek DNRM PCE - Ravenhills and Maddicks Road - Weed and feral animal control Pest and weed management: managing invasive species in the Burnett Mary Region Pest control program, Tuan State Forrest—Poona, Buttha and Kauri Creeks Pig Control at Tandora Poona Creek Pine wildling control Rainbow Beach environmental works—vehicle access restriction Ramsar site flood debris clean-up—Tandora Research Case Study: Recovering Australia's migratory shorebirds Secure plant stock and seeds to rehabilitate Nationally endangered ecological community (littoral rainforest and coastal vine thicket)—Poona Stabilisation of Buttha Campground 2, Buttha Creek, Poona Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: conserving soils in the Burnett Mary Region The history and role of fire in the patterned fens—Great Sandy Strait, Queensland Tin Can Bay—Crab Creek environmental restoration works Tin Can Bay School Wetlands Towards the Integrated Management of Terrestrial and Aquatic Weeds of National State and Regional Significance Weed control, Gympie Regional Council—Ramsar site Snapper Creek Western Mary Sub-catchments Grazing Landscapes Project
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Wildlife
Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata .
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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Great Sandy Strait DIWA nationally important wetland — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 14 March 2025 . Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/diwa-wetland-great-sandy-strait/
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