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PREFACE
Over the last few years, there grew a need for a manual that would encompass watershed management and fish habitat conservation, protection and enhancement. While DFO (Gulf Region) had already produced “A Guide for Fish Habitat Improvement in New Brunswick” in the early 1990’s, it was clear that communities needed to know more than just how to improve fish habitat. Today’s citizens are more aware of environmental issues and they need clear directions on how to mitigate impacts in their watersheds. This, in turn, provides them with the opportunity to bring about positive changes to the environment and eventually, fish habitat.
This manual will help educate citizens on various aspects related to watershed management:
- stewardship and changing attitudes
- watershed processes
- human impacts & how to reduce them
- how streams function
- what is fish habitat
- laws, regulations, & permits
- watershed and stream assessments
- habitat needs of various fish species
- fact sheets on various fish habitat restoration techniques
DFO (Gulf Region) staff is proud of this manual and hopes it will be useful in helping communities achieve a sustainable management of their watershed.
Note: The following link you can download a full version of the document in PDF
Ecological Restoration of Degraded Aquatic Habitats - PDF format - (12,421 kb)
