A PREVIOUSLY undiscovered species of yabby could be living in the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park at Fingal Bay.
A species of yabby discovered at Fingal Bay over the holiday period has been sent to a crustacean expert at Museum Victoria for identification.
An area, known as Kiddies Corner, at the southern end of Fingal Beach, has been temporarily closed to yabbying as a result of the find.
The closure prevents all forms of yabby pumping and collecting, from the boat ramp to the southern headland.
Marine Park manager Max Haste said it was precautionary to close the area as it was unusual to find a yabby species along a beach and it could be a new species.
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