News from Greater Wellington Regional Council
The council is working with landowners to identify fish passage barriers in Kāpiti Coast waterways, a programme that connects to larger initiatives with local iwi, catchment experts and students to ensure our native freshwater fish can migrate and spawn.
In our region, there are around 20 native freshwater fish species living in our streams, rivers and connected pipes. Most of these fish need to migrate to and from the sea, however barriers in waterways are stopping fish from accessing suitable habitat, resources and completing their lifecycles.
Greater Wellington senior biodiversity advisor Katrina Smith says: “The main issue facing fish passage is poorly designed, installed and maintained man-made structures such as weirs, culverts, fords, and dams.
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 3:01 pm
Greater Wellington is working with landowners to identify
fish passage barriers in Kāpiti Coast waterways, a
programme that connects to larger initiative with local iwi,
catchment experts and students to ensure our native
freshwater fish can migrate and spawn.
In our region,
there are around 20 native freshwater fish species living in
our streams, rivers and connected pipes. Most of these fish
need to migrate to and from the sea, however barriers in
waterways are stopping fish from accessing suitable habitat,
resources and completing their lifecycles.
Greater
Wellington senior biodiversity advisor, Katrina Smith says,
“The main issue facing fish passage is poorly designed,
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