News & Updates

From training to action: Gisborne gets started

Council and local iwi join forces to map fish barriers in Gisborne, New Zealand

First coho salmon for 70 years!

Surrey City, BC, Canada is celebrating the return of coho salmon for the first time in 70 years.

Studies Show Innovative Ramps Improve Fish Passage

Hello everyone, Tasman District Council (NZ) continues to be a world leader in region-wide fish passage remediation programmes. Tasman has remediated thousands of fish barriers using a range of cost-effective methods. Two of the most commonly used are flexible rubber...

Fish Passage Remediation Washington, USA

Hi everyone, We have recently received this video showing fish passage restoration in Whatcom County Washington. One of our team members; the director of SSA Environmental, Shane Scott, has been working hard to restore culverts/weirs across the United States. We...

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Fish Passage Webinar

Hi Everyone,  We hope everyone is safe and well! We loved listening to Kelly Hughes (of ATS Environmental) speak for the EIANZ Webinar covering the big picture fish passage subject.  So much so that we've taken the recorded webinar and posted it to our...

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Mussel-Rope Part Two

Further to our recent mailout where we discussed mussel rope at perched/overhanging structures, it's now time to look at mussel-rope when placed within culverts. Mussel-rope is one of the tools that can be used to help improve fish passage where fast, laminar flow is...

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Understanding Mussel-Rope

Understanding Mussel-rope Part 1 Many culverts are barriers to fish due to being perched/overhanging or having fast laminar flow. In the video below, Tim demonstrates how mussel-rope can improve fish passage at perched/overhanging structures. The rope simulates...

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Fish Passage Guidelines

Hi everyoneThe Fish Passage Action Team have been working on a simple one-page guide to help with the remediation of common structures causing a barrier to fish.The guide includes a link to an interactive decision tool and some helpful before & after...

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