Fitzroy Approximately Extensive saltpans and Commercial, Southern River 29,253 hectares in saline grasslands fed by recreational distributional size, parts of the mangrove-lined creeks; and limit of (declared in 2008) Fitzroy River estuary, closed mixed-species Indigenous Acanthus Raglan Creek and mangrove forests mud and fisheries ilicifolius wetland systems on sand flats; rocky headlands resources (mangrove North Curtis Island. and brackish lagoons. holly. Nature refuges A nature refuge is a class of protected area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 that acknowledges a commitment to manage and preserve land with significant conservation values while allowing compatible and sustainable land uses to continue. Although a nature refuge agreement may be entered into voluntarily, a nature refuge agreement is legally binding. There are 46 nature refuges in the Fitzroy basin (Appendix G). These are shown in Figure 2.2.1.
Fitzroy River (declared in 2008) Approximately 29,253 hectares in size, parts of the Fitzroy River estuary, Raglan Creek and wetland systems on North Curtis Island. Extensive saltpans and saline grasslands fed by mangrove-lined creeks; closed mixed-species mangrove forests mud and sand flats; rocky headlands and brackish lagoons. Commercial, recreational and Indigenous fisheries resources Southern distributional limit of Acanthus ilicifolius (mangrove holly. Nature refuges A nature refuge is a class of protected area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 that acknowledges a commitment to manage and preserve land with significant conservation values while allowing compatible and sustainable land uses to continue. Although a nature refuge agreement may be entered into voluntarily, a nature refuge agreement is legally binding. There are 46 nature refuges in the Fitzroy basin (Appendix G). These are shown in Figure 2.2.1.
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