Contacts
NSW Fisheries head office
Telephone: 1300 550 474 (Australia only) or +61 2 4982 1232
Facsimile: +61 2 4982 1107
Postal address: Locked Bag 1, Nelson Bay NSW 2315
Street address: Port Stephens Fisheries Centre, Taylors Beach Road, TAYLORS BEACH NSW 2316
Regional Offices
Not all of Fisheries NSW 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
The following contact details are for regional NSW DPI Fisheries Ecosystems Unit staff who can assist with inquiries relating to fish habitat conservation and management.
| Region |
Catchments covered | Postal address |
Telephone (02) |
Fax (02) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Darling | Barwon-Darling, Gwydir, Namoi, Bogan, Macquarie, Castlereagh | Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit NSW DPI 4 Marsden Park Road CALALA NSW 2340 |
6763 1255 | 6763 1265 |
| Greater Murray | Murrumbidgee, Murray, Lower Darling | Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit NSW DPI Unit 3/556 Macauley Street ALBURY NSW 2640 |
6042 4213 | 6021 0113 |
| North Coast and Border Rivers | The Border Rivers and coastal catchments from teh Tweed to Hastings catchments | Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit NSW DPI 1243 Bruxner Highway WOLLONGBAR NSW 2477 |
6626 1269 | 6626 1377 |
| Central | Coastal catchments from Manning River to Central Coast | Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit NSW DPI Locked Bag 1 NELSON BAY NSW 2315 |
4916 3931 | 4982 2306 |
| Sydney Metropolitan Area Area |
Hawkesbury-Nepean and Sydney Metropolitan Area catchments south to the Hacking River | Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit NSW DPI Locked Bag 1 NELSON BAY NSW 2215 |
9527 8552 |
9527 8576 |
| South Coast and Lachlan | Coastal catchments from Wollongong to Victorian border and the Lachlan |
Aquatic Habitat Protection Unit |
4428 3401 |
4441 8961 or 4472 7542 |
Aquatic habitat issues
The following contact details are for regional NSW DPI Conservation Action Unit staff who can assist with inquiries relating to fish habitat issues and rehabilitation.
| Issue |
Contact person | Address | Telephone (02) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floodgates | Simon Walsh | Wollongbar Agricultural Institute 1243 Bruxner Highway WOLLONGBAR NSW 2477 |
6626 1200 |
| Fish passage | Matthew Gordos | Wollongbar Agricultural Institute 1243 Bruxner Highway |
6626 1200 |
| Fish friendly farms | Scott Nichols | Wollongbar Agricultural Institute 1243 Bruxner Highway WOLLONGBAR NSW 2477 |
6626 1200 |
| Wetlands on farms (west of the range) | Sam Davis |
NSW Government Offices Postal address PO Box 865 |
6881 1270 |
| Resnagging (coastal) | Kylie Russell |
Port Stephens Fisheries Centre Postal address Port Stephens Research Centre |
4916 3817 |
| Resnagging (west of the range) | Sam Davis |
NSW Government Offices Postal address PO Box 865 |
6881 1270 |
| Fishers for Fish Habitat / Fish Habitat Network | Liz Baker |
Wollongbar Agricultural Institute |
6626 1200 |
| Saltmarsh or seagrass rehabilitation | Craig Copeland |
Wollongbar Agricultural Institute |
6626 1200 |
Fish habitat network
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
