Coasts, waterways and marine

Marine parks cover tidal land and water. They protect habitats including mangrove wetlands, seagrass beds, mudflats, sandbanks, beaches, rocky outcrops and fringing reefs.

Costal marine habitat information including seagrass, rocky shore and introduced species.

Information about the Queensland Coastal plan including coastal development and assessment processes.

We have developed initiatives to preserve the Great Barrier Reef, and created resources for recommended best management practices and regulations.

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.

Find out about the important role coastal dunes and vegetation play in protecting Queensland's beaches. This includes information about the vegetation zones and the types of plants and trees found in these zones.

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.

Learn about Queensland's wetlands, what they are, where they are and their role in our environment.

See how we use our tides and waves data to measure the impacts of coastal hazard events like severe storms, cyclones and tsunamis.