The federal government has announced over $600,000 for Lake Superior remediation projects like habitat restoration and improvements to the Current River fish ladder.
THUNDER BAY The fish ladder at the Boulevard Lake Dam needs more water.
That s the conclusion of consultants who studied the operation of the fish passage for the North Shore Steelhead Association.
The NSSA was formed in 1973 as a non-profit group with the primary goal of protecting this area s migratory rainbow trout (Steelhead) fishery.
Spokesperson Frank Edgson says the group has been concerned for some time about the design and functionality of the fishway, which was built in 1991-92. No studies were ever done post-construction as to the efficiency of fish passage. After almost 30 years of observing the ladder and struggling with the city to have it function as efficiently as we could, we decided to get expert advice, Edgson told TBNewswatch.