Author: Joanne Lenehan
Weirs and Dams
The installation and operation of in-stream structures and other processes that alter natural flow regimes is a listed Key Threatening Process under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 and the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (DPI, 2006). Recommendations put forward by the acts specifically note the impact of in-stream structures on the life histories of threatened […]
Fish on the Move – Lachlan Fish Passage Program
Background There are nine native fish species that call the Lachlan River home. Many of these fish species migrate short and long distances to spawn, feed and seek shelter. Structures such as dams, weirs, regulators and poorly designed road crossings can create physical barriers that prevent fish movement up and down the river, and stop […]
