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Moreton Bay Marine Park

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Moreton Bay, Photo by Gary Cranitch copyright Queensland Museum
 
Moreton Bay, Photo by Gary Cranitch copyright Queensland Museum
 
Moreton Bay, Photo by Gary Cranitch copyright Queensland Museum
 
Moreton Bay, Photo by Gary Cranitch copyright Queensland Museum

The Moreton Bay Marine Park is a State marine park, managed by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS).

First declared in 1993, the Moreton Bay Marine Park covers over 3400km2 and stretches 125km from Caloundra to the Gold Coast. The Moreton Bay Marine Park takes in most of the Bay’s tidal waters, including many river estuaries, and extends seawards to the limit of Queensland waters. It is an area of unique conservation values and high biodiversity.

The Moreton Bay Marine Park protects natural and cultural values across a range of marine and coastal environments including rocky shores, coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass meadows and sandy beaches and the internationally significant wetlands of the Moreton Bay Ramsar site. These habitats provide important seasonal resources for migratory wading birds, humpback whales and marine turtles. Permanent resident species include dolphins, dugong, shorebirds, grey nurse sharks and various fish species. Eleven Fish Habitat Areas, declared under the Fisheries Act 1994 to protect habitat important for the State’s fisheries from the impacts of coastal development, are also present within the marine park.

The marine park is used for a wide range of activities, from fishing and recreation to defence activities and scientific research. The Moreton Bay Marine Park Zoning Plan provides the management detail for the protection of the natural, cultural and use values of the marine park and aims to balance its ecologically sustainable use. It is subordinate legislation under the Marine Parks Act 2004, the purpose of which is conservation of the marine environment. The zoning plan establishes and defines the location of a network of spatially defined zones which afford different levels of protection and a network of designated areas that protect specific values at particular locations, and specifies the associated zone and designated area entry and use provisions for each. The zoning plan is the primary tool used to manage the marine park, supported by public education programs, signs, permits, compliance programs, routine surveillance and scientific monitoring. Read more about the marine’s park’s management and zoning.

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Moreton Bay Marine Park wetland area by system 2021
System Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 15,674 100.0% 4.6%
Artificial and highly modified 2 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,183 96.9% 4.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 469 3.0% 0.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine 18 0.1% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,183 96.9% 4.4%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (artificial) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (highly modified) 2 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Palustrine (natural) 469 3.0% 0.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (artificial) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Riverine (natural) 18 0.1% 0.0%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%

For definitions of artificial, highly modified, modified, slightly modified and natural wetlands, see the Queensland Wetland Mapping Method - A Method to Provide Baseline Mapping of Wetland Extent and Changes in Wetland Extent in Queensland.

Moreton Bay Marine Park wetland area by habitat 2021
Habitat Area (ha) % wetlands area % total area
Total 15,581 100.0% 4.5%
Mangroves - Casuarina 588 3.8% 0.2%
Mangroves - other 12,465 80.0% 3.6%
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,059 13.2% 0.6%
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 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 86 0.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 6 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 18 0.1% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 358 2.3% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp < 1 0.0% 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) 588 3.8% 0.2%
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Mangroves - other (natural) 12,464 80.0% 3.6%
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 2,059 13.2% 0.6%
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) < 1 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 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) 86 0.6% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 6 0.0% 0.0%
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) 18 0.1% 0.0%
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) 358 2.3% 0.1%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) < 1 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) < 1 0.0% 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
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).

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

Moreton Bay Marine Park wetland extent change by system
System 2021 area
(ha)
2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
pre-clear area
(ha)
2021/pre-clear
percentage
Total 15,674 15,657 15,659 15,661 15,671 15,677 15,677 15,967 * 98.1%
Artificial and highly modified 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,183 15,167 15,169 15,170 15,180 15,186 15,185 15,453 98.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 469 469 469 470 470 470 470 494 95.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 n/a
Riverine 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 21 87.9%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (natural) 15,183 15,167 15,169 15,170 15,180 15,186 15,185 15,453 98.3%
Intertidal (saltmarsh, saltflats, mangroves) (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 n/a
Lacustrine (artificial) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 n/a
Lacustrine (highly modified) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 n/a
Lacustrine (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Lacustrine (unknown degree of modification) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Palustrine (natural) 469 469 469 470 470 470 470 494 95.1%
Palustrine (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 0 n/a
Riverine (artificial) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (highly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a
Riverine (natural) 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 21 87.9%
Riverine (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a

* Total 2021/pre-clear percentage excludes artificial and highly modified

Moreton Bay Marine Park wetland extent change by habitat
Habitat 2021 area
(ha)
2019 area
(ha)
2017 area
(ha)
2013 area
(ha)
2009 area
(ha)
2005 area
(ha)
2001 area
(ha)
Total 15,581 15,575 15,577 15,578 15,589 15,594 15,594
Mangroves - Casuarina 588 563 563 562 562 562 561
Mangroves - other 12,465 11,841 11,843 11,843 11,847 11,849 11,848
Salt marsh and salt flats 2,059 2,702 2,702 2,704 2,711 2,713 2,714
Arid and semi-arid saline lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 86 86 86 86 86 86 87
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp 358 358 358 359 358 359 359
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - Casuarina (natural) 588 563 563 562 562 562 561
Mangroves - Casuarina (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mangroves - other (natural) 12,464 11,840 11,842 11,842 11,846 11,848 11,848
Mangroves - other (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Salt marsh and salt flats (natural) 2,059 2,702 2,702 2,704 2,711 2,713 2,714
Salt marsh and salt flats (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid permanently inundated lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain rock lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (window) lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain sand (perched) lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain soil lake (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid saline swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain tree swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain shrub swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid non-floodplain grass, sedge and herb swamp (natural) 0 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 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arid and semi-arid Great Artesian Basin fed spring swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 86 86 86 86 86 86 87
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Coastal and sub-coastal non-floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other non-floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (natural) 358 358 358 359 358 359 359
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain tree (Melaleuca and Eucalypt) swamp (slightly modified) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (natural) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain grass, sedge, and herb swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (natural) < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1 < 1
Coastal and sub-coastal floodplain wet heath swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal other floodplain swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coastal and sub-coastal tree (palm) swamp (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Arid and semi-arid (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (natural) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown - Swamp - Coastal and sub-coastal (slightly modified) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disclaimer

Areas do not include marine or estuarine waters but do include estuarine wetland vegetation
(e.g. mangroves and tidal flats).

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) metadata

Moreton Bay Marine Park land use
ALUMC code and description Area (ha) % total area
Total 19,386 5.7%
6.5 Marsh/wetland 10,937 3.2%
6.5.0 Marsh/wetland 9,934 2.9%
6.5.1 Marsh/wetland - conservation 977 0.3%
6.5.2 Marsh/wetland - production 27 0.0%
1.1 Nature conservation 4,666 1.4%
1.1.3 National park 2,927 0.9%
1.1.4 Natural feature protection 1,008 0.3%
1.1.6 Protected landscape 4 0.0%
1.1.7 Other conserved area 726 0.2%
6.3 River 2,038 0.6%
6.3.0 River 2,031 0.6%
6.3.3 River - intensive use 7 0.0%
6.6 Estuary/coastal waters 501 0.1%
6.6.0 Estuary/coastal waters 501 0.1%
6.6.3 Estuary/coastal waters - intensive use < 1 0.0%
5.5 Services 288 0.1%
5.5.1 Commercial services < 1 0.0%
5.5.2 Public services < 1 0.0%
5.5.3 Recreation and culture 287 0.1%
1.3 Other minimal use 245 0.1%
1.3.0 Other minimal use 123 0.0%
1.3.3 Residual native cover 122 0.0%
6.1 Lake 214 0.1%
6.1.0 Lake 214 0.1%
2.2 Production native forests 120 0.0%
2.2.0 Production native forests 120 0.0%
5.4 Residential and farm infrastructure 98 0.0%
5.4.1 Urban residential 77 0.0%
5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture 4 0.0%
5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture 17 0.0%
2.1 Grazing native vegetation 96 0.0%
2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 96 0.0%
1.2 Managed resource protection 92 0.0%
1.2.0 Managed resource protection 92 0.0%
5.7 Transport and communication 77 0.0%
5.7.0 Transport and communication < 1 0.0%
5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes 71 0.0%
5.7.2 Roads 3 0.0%
5.7.4 Ports and water transport 2 0.0%
3.6 Land in transition 6 0.0%
3.6.0 Land in transition 6 0.0%
5.9 Waste treatment and disposal 2 0.0%
5.9.5 Sewage 2 0.0%
3.1 Plantation forests 2 0.0%
3.1.0 Plantation forests 2 0.0%
5.2 Intensive animal production 2 0.0%
5.2.5 Aquaculture 2 0.0%
5.2.6 Horse studs < 1 0.0%
3.3 Cropping < 1 0.0%
3.3.5 Sugar < 1 0.0%
5.3 Manufacturing and industrial < 1 0.0%
5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial < 1 0.0%
4.4 Irrigated perennial horticulture < 1 0.0%
4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture < 1 0.0%
4.3 Irrigated cropping < 1 0.0%
4.3.0 Irrigated cropping < 1 0.0%
5.1 Intensive horticulture < 1 0.0%
5.1.0 Intensive horticulture < 1 0.0%
4.5 Irrigated seasonal horticulture < 1 0.0%
4.5.0 Irrigated seasonal horticulture < 1 0.0%

Wildlife

Kingdom
Class
Native Introduced Wetland
indicator
species
Rare or
threatened
species
All
TOTAL 3,731 686 518 139 4,418
Animals 991 43 259 92 1,034
Mammals 107 16 9 12 123
Birds 495 11 101 52 506
Reptiles 108 2 16 8 110
Amphibians 39 1 17 7 40
Lobe-finned fishes 1 0 1 1 1
Ray-finned fishes 56 10 65 4 66
Cartilaginous fishes 20 0 20 2 20
Lampreys 1 0 1 1 1
Insects 155 3 29 3 158
Malacostracans 8 0 0 2 8
Snails 1 0 0 0 1
Bacteria 35 0 0 0 35
Chromists 73 0 0 0 73
Fungi 528 0 0 0 528
Plants 2,102 643 259 47 2,746
Protozoans 2 0 0 0 2

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.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2024) Moreton Bay Marine Park — facts and maps, WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/marine-park-moreton-bay/

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