The Salmonid Enhancement and Habitat Advisory Board to Canada’s Dept of Fisheries and Oceans held a 3-day meeting in Victoria, BC, last weekend. We had an opportunity to tour some local stewardship projects.

Cool remote instream fish monitoring system

Checking out fish ladders

Listening to an overview of what we’re going to see

Board members and local volunteers

It takes a lot of partners to make projects like this happen.

That’s a huge culvert blocking fish passage

Ian of the Penninsula Streams Society and also a SEHAB board member, explains the challenges of the project to install a stepped fish ladder. Planning, engineering, and fundraising are well underway.