Coasts, waterways and marine

• About marine parks
• Zoning and designated areas
• Managing marine parks
• Marine park permits and activities

• About marine habitats
• Introduced species
• Rocky shore
• Seagrass

• Coastal management
• Coastal development
• Coastal hazards and mapping
• Resources

• Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
• Reef Joint Field Management Program
• Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Listing
• Queensland Reef Water Quality Program

Queensland has a variety of waterways including creeks, rivers, lakes and estuaries. These waterways are home to many fish and animal species so they need careful management and protection.

• Management and planning
• Coastal assessment studies
• Erosion prone areas
• Queensland Government Hydraulics Laboratory

Find out about rules and regulations, permits for dam fishing, monitoring and reporting illegal fishing and our fish species guide.

How to minimise the chance of marine pests establishing and spreading in Queensland.

• General information about wetlands
• Where are wetlands?
• How do you manage wetlands?
• How do you Assess and monitor wetland information?

• Severe storms
• Tsunamis
• Coastal hazards and mapping
• Publications