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    • Welcome
    The Fish Passage Decision Support System (FPDSS) is an online application funded by the U.S. FWS Fish Passage Program. The FPDSS makes information about barriers to fish passage in the U.S. available to policy makers and the public.
    Barrier Removal Modeling
    Model the removal of a barrier to fish passage. The modeling operation can model fish passage both upstream and downstream of the barrier.
    Area Profile
    Create a profile report about a geographic area. Information returned includes maps of the area, barrier summary information, and hydrology.
    Featured Fish Passage Program Project
    Project Name:Reconnecting Western Lake Erie Coastal Wetlands, Ohio
    FWS Region:Great Lakes
    Year Completed:2000
    Description:
    In 1995, construction of a 7,700-foot dike designed to mimic the eroded barrier beach completed the Metzger Marsh Wetland Restoration Project. In order to prevent further isolation of wetlands to the Lake Erie fish communities, a fish ...
    Benefits:
    Fish passage funding was used in 2000 to operate and monitor the fish passage structure and to redesign the basket configuration. As of the summer of 2000, 42 species of fish from 16 families were identified moving between the marsh ...
    		Image from project Reconnecting Western Lake Erie Coastal Wetlands, Ohio