METHODS, PROTOCOLS & GUIDELINES
FISH PASSAGE INCIDENTAL FIELD FORM
To standardize first-pass data entry sheets and to help with collecting fast and incidental in-stream structure information, the Fish Passage Forum developed a Fish Passage Incidental Report (First Pass Data Sheet V3). This one-page form is not intended to replace any approved protocols for fish passage at road crossings; rather it should serve to collect barrier data while performing general stream assessments and restoration work, and for inventorying for fish passage of structures other than culverts.
FISH PASSAGE MONITORING SURVEY
The California Fish Passage Forum worked with Ross Taylor and Associates to summarize the extent of fish passage monitoring in California as part of a process to develop fish passage project monitoring methods. A copy of that report can be found here.
In 2020, the Forum's Science & Data Committee revisited the NOAA Tier 1 Monitoring form previously used to collect post-project monitoring activities, and updated it to meet the Forum's current needs. The Forum is interested in obtaining the information regarding any monitoring organizations have conducted in association with completed fish passage projects, and would greatly appreciate you helping us gather this information by filling out this new Fish Passage Barrier Removal Performance Measures & Monitoring Worksheet (PDF). Once completed, please return this form to info@cafishpassageforum.org.
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Links to Fish Passage Methods and Protocols
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DFW: Fish Passage Evaluation at Stream Crossings (4.4 MB .pdf)
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FishXing: Software and Learning Systems for Fish Passage Through Culverts
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NOAA Fisheries Guidelines for Salmonid Passage at Stream Crossings (71 KB .pdf)
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Draft Aptos Creek Watershed Assessment and Enhancement Plan (11MB .pdf)
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Corte Madera Stream Crossing Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation (2MB .pdf)
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Final Report: Humboldt County Culvert Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation (427kb .pdf)
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Marin County Stream Crossing Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation (1MB .pdf)
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Final Report: Coastal Mendocino County Culvert Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation (586kb .pdf)
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North Western Pacific Railroad - Stream Crossing Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation Within the Eel River Basin (1.5MB .pdf)
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Final Report: County of Santa Cruz Stream Crossing Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation (10MB .pdf)
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Lower Santa Ynez River Fish Management Plan (5MB .pdf)
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Final Report: Trinity County Culvert Inventory and Fish Passage Evaluation (841kb .pdf)
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Recovery Plan for the Evolutionarily Significant Unit of Central California Coast Coho Salmon (NMFS 2012) (14MB .pdf)
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Recovery Strategy for California Coho Salmon (CDFG 2004) (7.7 MB .pdf)
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South-Central California Steelhead Recovery Plan (NMFS 2013) (21 MB .pdf)
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Steelhead Restoration and Management Plan for California (CDFG 1996) (2.9MB .pdf)
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Interactive map of road and trail damage on California national forests
Links to State and Federal Guidelines on Fish Barriers
Guidelines for Salmonid Passage at Stream Crossings (NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service)
California Salmonid Stream Habitat Restoration Manual (State of California)
Best Management Practices to Minimize Adverse Effects to Pacific Lamprey - April 2010 (US Fish and Wildlife Service)
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California Anadromous Fish Recovery Plans
Southern Oregon Northern California Coast Coho Salmon Recovery Plan
Central California Coast Coho Salmon Recovery Plan
California Central Valley Salmon Recovery Plan
Southern California Coast Steelhead Recovery Plan
South-Central California Coast Steelhead Recovery Plan
State of California Recovery Strategy for Coho Salmon
State of California Recovery Strategy for Steelhead Trout
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