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Each year we acquire new land for our parks system to protect biodiversity and cultural heritage and to provide areas for recreation.

Managing and monitoring our wetlands, rivers, floodplains, coasts and estuaries.

Programs, guidelines and assistance are available to help councils and communities deal with the impacts of flooding.

From lakes and lagoons to coral reefs and seagrass beds, explore our wetlands and why they are important.

We can license commercial fishers and people practising aquaculture to access locations that are not open to the public.

Dance parties can disturb visitors and the environment, and damage park values.

You can apply for a commercial fishing vehicle access permit online.

The NSW Government has established a modern and integrated coastal management framework to better equip coastal communities to respond to existing and future coastal management challenges and opportunities.

We support councils and communities in managing the open coast, estuaries and coastal lakes.

Drones are a valuable tool for managing national parks, but they can cause problems. If you want to fly a drone in a national park or reserve, you will need approval.