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Fish Passage in Culverts; Dealing with the Multidisciplinary Framework of Biological and Engineering Information. Introduction. Goal : - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Fish Passage in Culverts;
Dealing with the Multidisciplinary Framework of
Biological and Engineering Information
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Introduction
Goal: The overall outcome of this workshop is to create a common understanding of TRANS’ process for the installation of culverts at fish bearing watercourses and describe how fish passage is achieved.
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This will provide a standard practice that will lead to a streamlined approach for designing and installing culverts along provincial highways in Alberta.
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Fish passage will no longer be a problem at culvert structures!
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Note:
Fish passage can be achieved in different ways but this is the recommended approach for Alberta Transportation (TRANS).
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What will be covered today:
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• Brief Background on the history of culverts
• Culvert Basics• Information on fish swimming
basics and biology• How culvert structures are
designed and meet fish passag requirements
• Mixing engineering and biology• Where we are going from here
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Background
Past discussions on fish passage between biologist and engineers have usually gone from:
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………this type of ‘stimulating discussion’:
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…….to this.
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Or past perceptions have influenced things
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Where’s the water?
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Neither profession is right; neither profession is wrong and all the fish really care
about is getting from point A to point B.
Therefore the solution isengineers + biologists = fish
passage.
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Historically, culverts have been a blockage to fish passage in many instances. ‘Older style’ culverts, with no embedment below the streambed, were designed to convey water but did not necessarily allow for fish passage.
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Oooops!
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• KokaneeTrying
Migrate.• Photo
• Credit: Clayton Nalder
(American Fisheries
Society 2012)
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A really big jump
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Houston, we have a problem.
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As can be seen some of the structures weren’t particularly good at passing water, providing drainage, and did not allow fish passage.
Fortunately we are in a different world these days.
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Advances in hydraulic design and an increased understanding of fish passage requirements in recent years has resulted in fish friendly culverts being installed.
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Embedded Culvert
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However, progress in the acceptance of culverts can pass
fish has been limited by the lack of understanding between biologists and engineers of both hydraulic
design and fish passage requirements.
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For the most part, training is lacking for engineers in fish physiology and behavior etc., and training is lacking for biologists in hydraulics etc. Often
terminology is not ‘equivalent’ between the two disciplines.
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Terminology
Terminology is a large problem – throughout todays presentations you will hear both engineering and biological terms. For example if the common biological term ordinary high water mark is use this really means nothing to an engineer. Likewise ‘bank full’ in hydrotechnical terms does not mean same thing to a biologist as it would to and engineer.
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Stream Characteristics/Terminology Utilized in the Design Process
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Biologist’s view
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Engineer’s View
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