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Where can I find out more about materials and methods for Fish Passage Barrier Removal?
The California Department of Water Resources Fish Passage Improvement Program identifies and evaluates the potential to modify or remove instream structures that impede migration and spawning of anadromous fish species within the Central Valley and Bay Area of California. The program utilizes interdisciplinary teams of fish biologists, hydrologists, engineers, environmental scientists and interagency staff to conduct barrier inventories and to identify and evaluate fish passage opportunities. The program can then provide environmental documentation, feasibility studies, and planning to implement fish passage enhancement projects. Coordination and consultation with stakeholders and the public ensures that the program considers all feasible opportunities to optimize fish passage while providing reliable water supplies for water users.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program is a voluntary, non-regulatory program that provides funding and technical assistance toward removing or bypassing barriers to fish movement. A fish passage project can be any activity that directly improves the ability of fish or other aquatic species to move by reconnecting habitat that has been fragmented by barriers.
The USDA Forest Service has produced a software package, FishXING (pronounced "Fish Crossing"), which is intended to assist engineers, hydrologists, and fish biologists in the evaluation and design of culverts for fish passage. It is free and available for download at http://stream.fs.fed.us/fishxing/. The FishXING website also provides an excellent annotated bibliography on fish passage through culverts.
Fish Passage Barrier Removal
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