by FPAT | Oct 21, 2021 | Climbing Fish & Eels
Hi everyone Below is a YouTube link to a video sent to us from Greg Wallis in Australia.It shows common galaxiid/inanga (Galaxias maculatus) trying to navigate a vertical wall at a large box culvert.Despite these fish showing amazing burst-swimming abilities to scale...
by FPAT | Oct 12, 2021 | Habitat Enhancement
Hi everyone Following the restoration of fish passage into the Pongakawa Wetland (Bay of Plenty, NZ), the upstream habitat has been further enhanced by deploying Floating Nurseries that provide shade and refuge for aquatic and terrestrial species while also improving...
by FPAT | Sep 30, 2021 | Eel Migration
Hi everyone It is widely believed that eels can cross land between water bodies however little is understood as to how or why. This rare footage captured by Tim Olley shows a medium-sized NZ Longfin eel taking advantage of a flood event to migrate upstream across what...
by FPAT | Sep 8, 2021 | General
Hi all, Some of the Fish Passage Action Team were recently involved in a very satisfying restoration project. It is rare that we get the opportunity to completely remove culverts in an effort to restore fish passage so we wanted to share this with you. See what two...
by FPAT | Aug 31, 2021 | General
Hi everyone, During the lockdown, we have revamped one of our favourite videos that has been enjoyed by ecologists, engineers, and many others in helping to understand why migrating fish need complex flows. The video highlights the importance of complex...
