News & Updates
Climbing Eels
This rare footage shows both small and larger eels trying to navigate a natural feature. You will see that larger bodied specimens are unable to utilise the wet margins or splash zones. Remediation techniques should offer a range of options to give migrating fish...
How Fish Swim – Video Showing How Fish Utilize Small Eddies And Boundary Layers
When designing new structures or considering remediation for existing ones, it is important to consider the swimming ability of the fish likely to pass through or over the structure. This short video shows that small or juvenile fish...
Saxton Creek
Tim Olley has shared his experiences and observations made while rectifying a failed fish pass in Nelson NZ. Failed fish pass. Click here to read a short but fascinating report describing how a failed fish-pass was successfully remediated. [Saxton creek lessons...
Heads-up 2020
Things to look forward to in the coming months: More of our short form videos are in the pipeline. A number of "Lessons Learned" are to be completed and shared.Watch for "Fish pass fail and subsequent remediation" "Installation of baffles to restore fish passage...
Fish Pass Opens Up Duck Creek In Auckland
For the landowners along Duck Creek, restoring the stream to its former glory has been a labour of love. First, the mature pine trees along the banks were removed, then native seedlings planted and other weed species managed. The icing on the cake was to remediate a...
Video Of Drone Survey Showing Fish Passage Remediation
Nelson City Council has recently explored a new method of inspecting culverts with the use of a drone. Below is footage highlighting the improvement to fish passage after fish baffles were fitted, with increased depth, lower velocity and rest pools throughout. Based...