Habitat management

Contacts for aquatic species and habitat protection

NSW DPI Fisheries head office

Telephone +61 2 9527 8411, or1300 550 474 (Australia only)

Facsimile: +61 2 9527 8576

Postal address: PO Box 21, CRONULLA NSW 2230

Street address: 202 Nicholson Parade, CRONULLA NSW 2230

Email: information-advisory@dpi.nsw.gov.au

Regional Offices

Not all of DPI's regional offices are involved in aquatic habitat rehabilitation and protection. The offices listed below should be your first point of contact for assistance in relation to aquatic habitat. Either contact a regional conservation manager or contact the person dealing with a specific aquatic habitat issue.

Contact details for regional conservation managers

Region	Catchments covered	Postal address	Telephone (02)	Fax (02)
North West	Namoi, Gwydir, Border Rivers	Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit 4 Marsden Park Road CALALA NSW 2340	6763 1255	6763 1265
Central West	Bogan, Macquarie, Castlereagh	Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit PO Box 865 DUBBO NSW 2830	6881 1279	6881 1295
South West	Murrumbidgee, Lachlan	Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit PO Box 3 TUMUT NSW 2720	6947 4188	6947 4149
South West	Murray, Lower Darling	Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit Unit 3/556 Macauley Street ALBURY NSW 2640	6042 4213	6021 0113
North Coast	Coastal catchments from Queensland border to Hastings River	Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit 1243 Bruxner Highway WOLLONGBAR NSW 2477	6626 1269	6626 1377
Central	Coastal catchments from Manning River to Central Coast	Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit Private Bag 1 NELSON BAY NSW 2315	4982 1232	4982 2306
Sydney Metropolitan Area	Hawkesbury-Nepean and Sydney Metropolitan Area catchments south to the Hacking River	Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit PO Box 21 CRONULLA NSW 2230	9527 8552	9527 8576
South Coast	Coastal catchments from Wollongong to Victorian border	Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit PO Box 97 HUSKISSON NSW 2540 or PO Box 17 BATEMAN'S BAY NSW 2536	4441 8969 or 4478 9103	4441 8961 or 4472 7542

Aquatic habitat issues

Issue	Contact person	Address	Telephone (02)
Floodgates	Simon Walsh	Wollongbar Agricultural Institute 1243 Bruxner Highway WOLLONGBAR NSW 2477	6626 1200
Fish passage	Adam Vey	Unit 3, 556 Macauley Street ALBURY NSW 2640	6042 4200
Road crossings (North)	Matthew Gordos	Wollongbar Agricultural Institute 1243 Bruxner Highway WOLLONGBAR NSW 2477	6626 1200
Road crossings (south)	Scott Nichols	12 Shirley Road WOLLSONTECROFT NSW 2065	8437 4909
Fish friendly farms	Charlotte Jenkins	Wollongbar Agricultural Institute 1243 Bruxner Highway WOLLONGBAR NSW 2477	6626 1200
Wetlands on farms (west of the range)	Libby Macintyre	NSW Government Offices 37 Carrington Avenue DUBBO NSW 2830 Postal address PO Box 865 DUBBO NSW 2830	6881 1270
Resnagging	Jenny Fredrickson	Unit 3, 556 Macauley Street ALBURY NSW 2640	6042 4200
Saltmarsh or seagrass rehabilitation	David Harasti	Port Stephens Fisheries Centre Taylors Beach Road TAYLORS BEACH NSW 2316 Postal address Port Stephens Research Centre Locked Bag 1 NELSON BAY NSW 2315	4982 1232

Reporting a sighting of a pest, threatened or protected species

To report a sighting of a pest species:

Either Telephone: 02 4916 3877 (recorded 24 hour service)

Or email aquatic.pests@dpi.nsw.gov.au

Or download the Protected, Threatened and Pest Species Sighting Form and send to:

Aquatic Pest Taskforce
Port Stephens Fisheries Centre
Locked Bag 1
NELSON BAYNSW 2315
Fax: 02 4982 1107

To report a sighting of a threatened or protected species:

Either Telephone: 02 4916 3877 (recorded 24 hour service)

Or email fisheries.threatenedspecies@dpi.nsw.gov.au

Or download the Protected, Threatened and Pest Species Sighting Form and send to:

Threatened Species Unit
Port Stephens Fisheries Centre
Locked Bag 1
NELSON BAY NSW 2315
Fax: 02 4982 1107