BUILDING CLIMATE RESILIENCE: Fish Passage Design
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025Experience type:
In-PersonProgram Description
Salmon undergo a laborious journey to return home to their natal stream. In this outreach program, students will become familiar with salmon migration in the Lower Mainland. They will be introduced to the challenges of salmon during their journey home and how their physical structures are adapted to overcome such obstacles. One of the main challenges addressed is the blockages of the river, which prevent salmon from completing their migration. As such, tools known as fish passes are created to support salmon survival and are monitored through PIT tagging procedures.
Grades: 4-7 Length: 1 hour Maximum group size: 30 students
Program Components:
- Learn how salmon migrate up the river and the obstacles they face along the way.
- Discover new technologies and how the design of fishways must be adapted to fish behaviour.
- Learn about existing fish passages infrastructure and use this to design their own models.
- Perform biological tests on a model salmon, such as taking measurements and determining characteristics.
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