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How can adaptive management and monitoring be incorporated into fish passage barrier removal projects?
Baseline biological conditions of the project area should be documented before any work is done in order to compare post-project and long-term site conditions to pre-project conditions. Criteria that could be tracked and periodically compared to baseline conditions to monitor project effectiveness and success and feed into an adaptive management process include: fish population abundance, diversity, peak and base flow conditions, and habitat use both upstream and downstream of the barrier for various life stages; and assessment of habitat quantity and quality. Periodic or event-driven (following a major disturbance) monitoring of the project area will ensure that any project maintenance needs are noted and corrected in a timely manner.
Fish Passage Barrier Removal
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