Initiated in 1999
and 2001
For more
information contact:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Boqueron Ecological Services Office
Carr. 301, KM5.1
P.O. Box 491
Boqueron, Puerto Rico 00622
| Project
Description: |
Since
the 1930s, the Coloso Dam on the Culebrinas River has impeded or
blocked access to river habitat. A preliminary fishway design is
being developed for
this 10-foot-high barrier located 1.5 miles upstream from the mouth
of the Culebrinas River. Partner entities
in Puerto Rico will refine the design and construct the fishway. |
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Coloso Dam on the Culebrinas River |
Shrimp attemping to migrate over the Coloso
Dam |
| Benefits: |
Construction
of a fishway will open access to 130 miles of river habitat for
American eel, river goby, Sirajo goby, mountain mullet, and thirteen
species of migratory shrimp. |
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| Partners: |
Puerto
Rico Infrastructure Improvement Agency, Puerto Rico Water
Company, Puerto
Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Puerto Rico
Aqueducts and Sewers Authority, and
the USGS-Conte Fish Laboratory. |
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