{"id":6903,"date":"2025-08-04T18:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/en-ca\/restoring-habitat-connectivity-for-the-american-eel\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T18:40:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:40:53","slug":"restoring-habitat-connectivity-for-the-american-eel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/en-ca\/sustainable-legacies-ca\/projects-insights\/restoring-habitat-connectivity-for-the-american-eel\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoring habitat connectivity for the American eel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Featured Project<\/p>\n

Restoring habitat connectivity for the American eel<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n
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The partnership between AECOM and AGHAMW was born of an initiative to restore access to important eel habitats in the territory covered by AGHAMW.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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One of the most significant threats to the American eel is the loss of access to available and historically used habitat.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This loss of access translates into delays in the migration of individuals due to anthropogenic modifications to watersheds that no longer ensure the free passage of fish (dams, culverts, etc.). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership between AECOM and AGHAMW was born of an initiative to restore access to important eel habitats in the territory covered by AGHAMW.  Restoring access to eel nursery habitat is of paramount importance to First Nations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2019, several activities have been carried out to restore eel connectivity, as well as a transfer of knowledge to AGHAMW staff to foster their autonomy. These included training in the assessment of obstacle crossings and habitat gain calculations, eel tagging and capture techniques, construction of infrastructure and the operation of eel ladders. In addition, ongoing mentoring is offered to facilitate the analysis and prioritization of obstacles targeted for development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 13 projects aimed at restoring access to watershed lakes for the eel subpopulation prior to damming have been completed or are underway to open 3,000 hectares of habitat for the species<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The watersheds that have been restored are:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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