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Natural resource managers, environmental scientists, design engineers and other practitioners are increasingly required to address aquatic fauna connectivity issues and provide for fish passage at small waterway structures (for example: culverts, causeways, grade control).
These design practitioners and managers often face the challenge of how best to incorporate fish passage provisions with other multipurpose design requirements for the structures (for example: transport, drainage function, amenity and environmental values). Important questions posed in road and waterway projects often include:
- how to integrate fish passage planning and design within other project activities
- which mitigation measures are appropriate to meet fish passage requirements
- and how these measures are performing over time
Agency personnel, consultants, contractors and others are not likely to have the expertise required to undertake all aspects of this work. Their expertise will lie in particular areas or resource or infrastructure management / planning / design / construction, and they should seek specialist input on the relevant aspects of fish passage planning and design.
Practitioners and managers will often develop a working knowledge of many aspects of aquatic fauna connectivity and fish passage planning and design for waterway structures. Understanding of the following key topics will assist in these endeavours:
Publications
JCU School of Engineering and Physical Sciences developed fish passage planning and design protocols for practitioners and managers provides leading-edge guidance to government agencies and industry and participates with the community in development and demonstration of fishway facilities.
Publications in this specialist field of fish passage planning and design and aquatic fauna connectivity at small waterway structures include: Culvert Fishway Planning and Design Guidelines
Author: Ross Kapitzke April 2010 - ver 2.0
Cited As: Kapitzke, I.R. 2010, Culvert Fishway Planning and Design Guidelines, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, available at: http://www.jcu.edu.au/fishpassagedesign/
The Culvert Fishway Planning and Design Guidelines are intended to introduce designers to fish migration barrier problems at waterway structures; assist in the identification of mitigation options; present a framework for planning, design and implementation of fish passage facilities; and provide a basis for achieving multipurpose outcomes in relation to fish passage, drainage, utility and environmental values.
- A - Culvert Fishway Planning and Design Guidelines
Front cover, title page, publish details, table of contents, preface, disclaimer and acknowledgements. - Part A - About these guidelines
Covers: fish migration barriers and fish passage provisions; outline of culvert fishway R & D program; key knowledge gaps and ongoing R & D priorities; using these guidelines for fish passage design. - Part B - Fish migration and fish species movement behaviour
Covers: freshwater fish, fish habitat and migration; fish species movement behaviour; design criteria for provision of fish passage - Part C - Fish migration barriers and fish passage options for road crossings
Covers: fish migration barriers at road-waterway crossings; fishway configuration options for road crossings; application & characteristics of fishway components; fish passage provisions at temporary crossings. - Part D - Fish passage design: Road corridor scale
Covers: waterway character and fish habitat assessment; fish species assessment & fish movement behaviour; fish movement corridors and priority road crossings; fish passage provisions at road-waterway crossings - Part E - Fish passage design: Site scale
Covers: waterway, habitat and fish species assessment; road crossing & fish migration barrier characteristics; design objectives, criteria and constraints; fish passage design and evaluation of options - Part F - Baffle fishways for box culverts
Covers: fish migration barrier problems for box culverts; baffle fishway designs for box and pipe culverts; offset baffle fishway design for box culverts; corner EL baffle fishway design for box culverts. - Part G - Baffle fishways for pipe culverts
Covers: fish migration barrier problems and fishway designs; offset baffle fishway design for pipe culverts; corner Quad baffle fishway for pipe culverts; overall suitability of baffle fishway designs. - Part H - Rock ramp fishways for open channels
Covers: fish migration barrier problems in open channels; general aspects of rock ramp fishways; rock ramp fishway design characteristics; rock ramp fishway construction aspects - Part I - Design drawings for fishway projects
Covers: University Creek prototype culvert fishways; Bruce Highway Corduroy Creek box culvert and pipe culvert baffle fishways - Maunsell drawings
James Cook University's College of Science and Engineering develops fish passage planning and design protocols for practitioners and managers, provides leading-edge guidance to government agencies and industry, and participates with the community in development and demonstration of fishway facilities:
- planning and design guidelines for practitioners
- peer review of industry projects & consultancies
- specialist training for practitioners and managers
- community collaboration and demonstration sites
Culvert Fishway Planning and Design Guidelines – Department of Main Roads
Enoggera Creek Bennett Road culvert fishway – Brisbane City Council & Queensland DLG
Fish Creek Lochinvar Lane grade control fishway – Brisbane City Council & Queensland DLG