Great Sandy Marine Park
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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.
Useful links
- Great Sandy Marine Park map MP1
- Great Sandy Marine Park—Zones
- Great Sandy Marine Park— Designated Areas
- Entry and use provisions table
- Marine Parks (Great Sandy) Zoning Plan 2006 (PDF)*
- Zoning plan media release
- Teachers' and group leaders' package
- Poona Creek Transit Lane
- Kauri Creek Transit Lane
- Safety video clips
- Species lists
Nearby parks
- Burrum Coast National Park
- Fraser Island, Great Sandy National Park
- Mon Repos Conservation Park
- Mouth of Kolan River Conservation Park
- Northern Cooloola, Great Sandy National Park
- Woody Island, Great Sandy NP
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Last updated: 20 July 2007
