Fish Passageways
At WMS, we are well placed to assist with the scoping and delivery of fish passage projects of a range of size and complexity in Australia. Our team can be tailored to the individual needs of each project, and has extensive experience in each stage of developing, designing, constructing and commissioning effective fish passage projects.
Within this sector, we offer:
- Scoping, Brief Development and Approvals, an in-depth understanding of approvals pathway, regulatory requirements and understanding of requirements up front, which can improve certainty in budget estimates, and reduce costs in the long term.
- Specialist input from a fish biologist, ensuring the passage is designed specifically for the unique fish community within the waterway, to create suitable conditions for migration.
- CFD-informed design process, so we can improve construction tolerances baffle angles, steps and volumes, and entrance and exit attraction flows. Optimisation of these elements can dramatically improve fish attraction and migration volumes.
- Stakeholder engagement, to improve the long-term success of the project by engaging meaningfully with authorities, local waterway users, commercial fisheries, non-fisher stakeholders and local communities.
- Civil Design, and fit-for-purpose solutions that optimise costs, safety, asset life and integration with the waterway structure.
- Our relationship with contractors experienced in fish passage construction, so solutions developed are road-tested for constructability and efficiency.
- Commissioning and Monitoring, which is critical to determine the success of the fish passage solution, as well as forming the basis of asset operating manuals and demonstrating to regulators and the community that the ecological outcomes of the project are being met.
