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...

Keep Up The Good Work

Shane Scott has put together this short video showing some low cost fish passage remediation projects across North America. Note the different configurations used to suit each site. Also enjoy the great commentary with the Johnson Creek segment.  Contact Shane...

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RIPRAP

Stop this disaster! It is now common practice to use large, similar sized, rip-rap (boulders) to manage downstream erosion at structures. Above is typical example of a recent culvert upgrade where extensive rock armouring has caused water to be sub-surface and spread...

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Brook Channel

Restoring fish passage is great, but don't forget about the habitat!In natural environments, overhanging vegetation is important for shade, refuge and a food supply, but also helps fish migrate up along the edges of waterways.This video shows a trial project funded by...

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Box Culvert Remediation For Fish Passage

Please take a minute to watch this short video showing the effects of flexible baffles fitted to the invert of a box culvert.This is a newly installed culvert (replacing an old smaller round one) under a public road in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.It is hoped...

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Mass Migration

We hope you are all still healthy and making the most of the lock-down. The Fish Passage Action Team are taking the time to put together more resources to share with our growing audience. Below is a link to a short video showing the challenges migrating elvers meet,...

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Fish Passage Remediation

Below is a link to a very interesting article posted by the NZ Dept of Conservation that discusses the importance of restoring fish passage to benefit all aquatic species.Enjoy. Click here for article

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