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Fish Passage Program

Program Contact: Andrea Ania (Andrea_Ania@fws.gov)

Of Interest: National Fish Passage Program Web Site

In 2006, Alpena NFWCO hosted the first Regional Fish Passage Workshop.

The Alpena NFWCO administers Fish Passage for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Lake Huron and Western Lake Erie watersheds.

Fish Passage Projects

Funding and technical support, which includes information on fish habitat needs and methods to bypass barriers, is provided through this program. The goal of the program is to restore native fish and other aquatic species to self sustaining levels by reconnecting fragmented habitat.

Activities that reconnect fragmented habitat to provide fish passage include: Dam removal, Construction of fish ladders, and Replacement of undersized culverts.

Since 1999, the Alpena NFWCO Fish Passage Program has accomplished the following: provided $511,000 to partners for 19 projects, restored 107 river miles for native brook trout and resource conservation species, and assisted with a dam removal feasibility study on the Cass River in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

Resources

Link to National Fish Passage Program Web Site

Download Region 3 Fish Passage Program Fact Sheet (pdf 740 Kb)