Table 4: Summary of current key Saltwater Crocodile management actions across the Top End Management Actions by Northern Territory Government Traps when Additional Spot lighting Water level and Permanent Regular spot Visual Other management tools (eg. Park / Town Site water flow Traps as before opening clarity criteria for traps lighting inspections floats) allows required for swimming opening respond to public sightings - Litchfield NP Wangi Falls Y N/A Y N Y daily Y additional traps if required indicator float installed salt water / fresh respond to public sightings - Berri Springs Y N/A Y Y Y daily Y water additional traps if required Sandy Creek respond to public sightings - Litchfield NP N N Y N Y N Y Falls additional traps if required Surprise Creek respond to public sightings - Litchfield NP N N Y N Y N Y Falls additional traps if required respond to public sightings - Litchfield NP Florence Falls N N Y N Y N Y additional traps if required western respond to public sightings - Manton Dam boundary and Y N/A Y Y not closed weekly N/A additional traps if required spillway 19 permanent weekly trap run Darwin Harbour respond to public sightings - traps between more regularly if Y N/A Y Y N N/A / Shoal Bay Woods Inlet and crocs reported in additional traps if required Hope Inlet traps weekly trap run Ski beach, more regularly if respond to public sightings - Nhulunbuy Yacht club and Y N/A Y N N/A N/A additional traps if required crocs reported Town Billabong in traps Up to Lake Private lake / Lake Bennett Lake Bennett N/A Y Y Y Bennett N/A Indicator floats & barrier fencing own traps management Douglas Hot Douglas Hot respond to public sightings - N N Y N Y N Y Springs Springs additional traps if required Main Pool and respond to public sightings - Butterfly Gorge N N Y N Y N Y Creek additional traps if required Douglas Daly By DDTP respond to public sightings - Douglas River N Y Y N N Y Tourist Park Management additional traps if required
Table 4: Summary of current key Saltwater Crocodile management actions across the Top End Management Actions by Northern Territory Government Park / Town Site Permanent traps Traps when water flow allows Additional Traps as required Regular spot lighting Spot lighting before opening for swimming Visual inspections Water level and clarity criteria for opening Other management tools (eg. floats) Litchfield NP Wangi Falls Y N/A Y N Y daily Y respond to public sightings - additional traps if required indicator float installed Berri Springs salt water / fresh water Y N/A Y Y Y daily Y respond to public sightings - additional traps if required Litchfield NP Sandy Creek Falls N N Y N Y N Y respond to public sightings - additional traps if required Litchfield NP Surprise Creek Falls N N Y N Y N Y respond to public sightings - additional traps if required Litchfield NP Florence Falls N N Y N Y N Y respond to public sightings - additional traps if required Manton Dam western boundary and spillway Y N/A Y Y not closed weekly N/A respond to public sightings - additional traps if required Darwin Harbour / Shoal Bay 19 permanent traps between Woods Inlet and Hope Inlet Y N/A Y Y N weekly trap run more regularly if crocs reported in traps N/A respond to public sightings - additional traps if required Nhulunbuy Ski beach, Yacht club and Town Billabong Y N/A Y N N/A weekly trap run more regularly if crocs reported in traps N/A respond to public sightings - additional traps if required Lake Bennett Lake Bennett Private lake / own traps N/A Y Y Y Up to Lake Bennett management N/A Indicator floats & barrier fencing Douglas Hot Springs Douglas Hot Springs N N Y N Y N Y respond to public sightings - additional traps if required Butterfly Gorge Main Pool and Creek N N Y N Y N Y respond to public sightings - additional traps if required Douglas Daly Tourist Park Douglas River N Y Y N By DDTP Management N Y respond to public sightings - additional traps if required