Annex 1 - Noosa River Habitat Survey Report - ESP

   Table 3.1      Area (m2) of habitat categories and percentage of total area recorded in each investigation area in November 2020

 Habitat Category                            Noosa Sound              Goat Island                Tewantin                 Upstream Weyba      Downstream
                                                                                                                          Creek               Weyba Creek
                                             Area (m2)   % of total   Area (m2)     % of total   Area (m2)   % of total   Area        % of    Area    % of
                                                                                                                          (m2)        total   (m2)    total

 Mangrove                                    2806        9.5          4092          5.9          770         5.6          4138        24.5    14641   39.5

 Seagrass                                    –           –            563           0.8          649         4.7          –           –       –       –

 Saltmarsh                                   690         2.3          –             –            –           –            270         1.6     3179    8.6

 Casuarina forest                            724         2.5          6961          10.0         –           –            –           –       –       –
 Leaf Oyster Bed                             –           –            –             –            –           –            –           –       1041    2.8
 Rock Rubble Oyster Reef & Macroalgae        –           –            –             –            3126        22.6         –           –       –       –

 Gravel & Oyster Shell                       –           –            –             –            3017        21.8         –           –       –       –

 Oyster Rubble & Mud                         –           –            –             –            1670        12.1         –           –       –       –

 Rock Rubble                                 77          1.4          –             –            1647        11.9         –           –       –       –

 Gravel                                                               –             –            789         5.7          –           –       –       –
 Unvegetated (Sand/Mud)                      25098       85.4         58166         83.4         1988        14.4         12500       73.9    18214   49.1

 Existing infrastructure                     –           –            –             –            161         1.2          –           –       –       –

 Total Area (m2)                             29397                    69782                      13815                    16908               37076
    –     Not recorded




Noosa Estuary: Marine Benthic Habitat Assessment                                                                                                          4