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West Coast Fish Passage Guidelines
NOAA Fisheries developed this guidance to communicate the importance of considering climate, hydrologic, geomorphic and biologic processes before designing fish passage facilities.
To assist project proponents with navigating this suite of guidance documents, the WCR developed a flow chart for how these documents work together (Figure 1).
In 2013, the Northwest and Southwest regions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries merged to form the West Coast Region. The NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Anadromous Salmonid Passage Design Manualis the first step in integrating fish passage design criteria and guidelines of the two former regions into one document and it supersedes the following documents:
Northwest Region’s Anadromous Salmonid Passage Facility Design, dated July 2011
Southwest Region’s Fish Screening Criteria for Anadromous Salmonids, dated January 1997
Southwest Region’s Experimental Fish Guidance Position Statement, dated January 1994
Southwest Region’s Water Drafting Specifications, dated August 2001
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