Fish and other aquatic organisms are threatened globally by in-stream barriers that can restrict access to food, spawning grounds, and habitat, as well as affect water quality and quantity. As a result, many ecologically-, economically-, and culturally-important fish and aquatic organism populations have declined. Funding is increasingly available to repair, restore, and remove infrastructure that act as barriers to aquatic organism passage, including transportation structures, to improve habitat connectivity and ecological outcomes. This podium session will discuss resources and tools developed to help project proponents design and implement resilient fish passage structures for a variety of species and in a range of conditions.
Aquatic
connectivity
transportation