Report a threatened species

Have you seen one of NSW’s threatened fish or marine vegetation species? The Department of Primary Industries maintains a database of threatened species in NSW to monitor the number, location and movements of these important species. You can contribute by reporting your sightings to help us better understand and manage the state’s aquatic biodiversity.

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Location details

1. Where did you see the threatened species? *

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Latitude *

Longitude *

(Please click on the map to mark your sighting with a pin and use the drag and zoom tools to do this as accurately as possible. Also make sure you have location services switched on in your phone or computer settings.)

Sighting details

The threatened fish and marine vegetation information provided here is not subject to privacy conditions. It may be added to our database and made available on websites or in publications. If you don't want the sighting details to be used publicly, please email us at fisheries.threatenedspecies@dpird.nsw.gov.au.

2. What threatened species is it? *

Choose a threatened species. If you don't know which one it is, please check out our webpage first - Fish and Marine Vegetation Species Currently Threatened in NSW.

3. Upload photos

If possible, please send us one or more photos or movies of the threatened fish so it can be verified by an expert. Click ‘browse’, navigate to the photo or movie on your device and select it for upload. If you don't have one, please report your sighting anyway as it's still useful information.

4. Can we publish your photo? *

If we plan to publicise your photo we will contact you first.

5. When did you see the threatened fish? *

6. How many did you see? *

7. Was the number you saw:

Exactly
Estimate
Greater than
Less than

8. What proportion were alive (%)? *

9. Was the threatened fish?

Seen
Caught

10. Fish length? (cm)

For crayfish - length of carapace (hard upper shell)

11. How confident are you that your sighting is correct?

Very confident (high)
Not sure (low)

12. Additional notes on your sighting

Is there anything else you can tell us that may be important? e.g What is the name of the nearest water body or town? What condition was the fish in? What type of habitat were they using? What time of day?

Please include your DPI permit number if applicable.

Your details

13. First name *

14. Last name *

15. Email/Mobile *

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