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Fish-friendly culvertsFish-friendly culvertsDisclaimer: In addition to the standard disclaimer located at the bottom of the page, please note the Fishways (biopassage structures) disclaimer. DescriptionCulverts can be both barriers and biopassage structures. Road and rail waterway crossings are a major cause of habitat fragmentation in freshwater ecosystems. They can be barriers to fish movement and considered a major contributor in the decline of freshwater fish populations globally[2] including Queensland[1]. Different locations and species will require different solutions however, minor design modifications to culverts can have significant benefits to fish passage. Fish passage can be provided by traditional fishways up to and through culverts, such as rock-ramp or cone fishways, but also by modifications to the design of the crossing, the number, type and placement of the culverts and other engineering solutions. References
Last updated: 10 May 2021 This page should be cited as: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2021) Fish-friendly culverts, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/management/fish-passage/technologies/fishway-options/culvert/ |