Environment Canterbury has an initiative to identify site specific issues which threaten native fish populations and provide financial support to remediate these issues. Currently $100,000 per year is available.

Priorities:

• General fish passage
• Any threatened/at risk freshwater fish species
• Increasing resilience of native fish strongholds in the face of climate change

Examples of projects:

• Remediating or removing a barrier to fish movement in a catchment where fish are prevented from accessing high quality instream habitat further upstream (including design of remediation solution).
• Construction of a barrier to protect non-migratory native fish species from an incursion of exotic species.
• Improving instream habitat for a specific fish species

Proposals required by Friday 19th April 2024.

To discuss a project proposal, request an application form or submit a proposal please contact:

Chloe Armour (027-678-9772, chloe.armour@ecan.govt.nz)

or your local Environment Canterbury Biodiversity Officer (contact via 0800-324-636).