News & Updates

Great news! Tide/Flood Gates need no longer be a fish barrier – there is a solution

Queensland case study low-cost option for improving fish passage and water quality upstream of tide/flood gates

Awesome Free Culvert Baffle Design Calculator

New from FPAT: a free calculator for culvert baffle design with downloadable drawings.

From training to action: Gisborne gets started

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

Culvert Webinar

Upcoming Relive LIVE:Learn How to Maintain Hydraulic Capacity of Culverts & Protect the Fish Thursday, April 29th @8:30am PT / 11:30am ET (USA).Note this time may not suit so we will post a link to a recording once done. Learn how installing flexible culvert...

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Eels Fail At Weir

Watch Tim's latest video showing young eels trying to climb a concrete weir only to be swept off by pulses of water, making an already difficult climb impossible. Sometimes the variations in flowing water can be beneficial or disadvantageous to migrating fish, and in...

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Jordi’s Before And After

Hi everyone Below is a brief report following remediation of two culverts at Raumanga, Northland, NZ. An 'after remediation' fish survey was undertaken on the Raumanga fish passage remediation project in mid-December 2020, and to keep in line with the 2019 survey, we...

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Redfin

Hi all Tim has been monitoring busy monitoring structures over the Christmas break and has shared this rare footage of redfin bullies attempting to climb over a large concrete weir (over 11m high!). Note how the eels and and redfin...

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Kakahotoa Waterfall

Hi everyoneSome of you may have already seen our post on the "Eel Town" Facebook page but it is worth sharing again. eDNA has revealed NZ Longfin eels above this 50M water and has prompted quiet a bit of discussion. Unless transported by humans (unlikely in this...

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Glenhope Culvert

Photos showing a nice build-up of bed-material in a newly installed culvert fitted with flexible baffles. School fundraising projects have numerous benefits to the school and the students involved in the process , to get more info you can visit this website. FYI site...

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