Environment and Resource Management

Great Sandy Marine Park

Moon Point. Photo: DERM

Moon Point. Photo: DERM

Location

The Great Sandy Marine Park extends from Baffle Creek in the north to Double Island Point in the south. It includes Hervey Bay, Great Sandy Strait, Tin Can Bay Inlet and the waters off the east coast of Fraser Island, seaward to three nautical miles.

What's special

Seagrass meadows, mangroves, rocky shores, reefs, sandy beaches, bays, sheltered channels, rivers, creeks and estuaries host a wealth of wildlife including whales, turtles, dugong, grey nurse sharks, fish, corals, birds and more.

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Last updated 2 February 2011

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Location of park within Queensland

Facilities and activities

Boating Camping Canoeing/kayaking Fishing

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Great Sandy Marine Park

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