Helping to Maintain Vital Infrastructure for Atlantic Salmon
Contributed by: Bernie Blakely P.Eng.
The Lomond River fishway is located near Wiltondale, NL, approximately 2 km south of the Gros Morne National Park boundary. Due to the river’s status as a scheduled Atlantic Salmon River, the fishway is considered to be vital infrastructure to the health of salmon stocks, allowing fish to bypass steep rocky falls and rapids and ensure migration further upstream.
Roughly 60 years old, the existing pool and weir fishway was identified as requiring replacement to restore & enhance the safe and continued passage of fish. As part of the project, the contractor was required to implement a fish relocation plan, in consultation with DFO Fisheries Protection Program, to move migrating salmon above the falls during construction.
Ocean Steel’s Miscellaneous Steel Division was awarded the replacement of the Lomond River Fishway by JCL Investments Inc in Corner Brook, NL. 10 tons of structural steel, along with railings, grating, and other miscellaneous items were delivered.
Read more in our Connections Fall 2024 Newsmagazine.
