This follows the release of a report by the Co-ordinator-General acknowledging there will be further loss of fisheries habitat to the Queensland fishing industry due to planned projects in the Gladstone region.

Queensland Seafood Industry Association (QSIA) president Michael Gardner said his organisation had been working for the past 12 months to secure the best possible outcome for commercial fishers in the Gladstone region.

"This is an important win for the QSIA and the local fishing families who have worked so hard to bring the potential impacts of proposed development projects to the attention of the Gladstone community and the Queensland Government," Mr Gardner said.

"There are massive, multimillion-dollar port developments proposed by Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC), driven largely by the emergence of the liquefied natural gas industry.

"Proposed developments include dredging and reclamation of large areas of water that are currently very productive grounds for fresh local seafood like mud crabs, threadfin salmon and other popular species.

"These grounds will be lost to fishermen, and in fact converted into dry land for port infrastructure, and there are likely to be other disruptions to fishing operations as well.

"The Queensland Government has now released the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project Co-ordinator-General's report for an environmental impact statement.

"This document has provided recognition that the projects taking place in Gladstone Harbour will have an impact on the marine habitats that support the commercial fishing sector and that industry has claims with respect to habitat loss, habitat degradation and loss of access.

"The report notes that GPC has committed to a contribution of $5 million to support the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation initiatives for future research and studies, and/or appropriate works for fish habitat rehabilitation and enhancement.

"GPC has committed to a further contribution of up to $5m over 10 years to support fish habitat enhancement projects within the Gladstone Port area.

"In addition, a condition of development approval is that GPC must mitigate all reasonable financial losses to existing commercial fishing operators attributable to the maritime development in the Western Basin of the Port of Gladstone."

This is to cover temporary and permanent loss of access to fishing areas and marine fish habitat.