Ocean Aware Project

White Rock is a good location because it has a number of moving parts with the canal, head pond and downstream passage area.  We have made a number of improvements at our White Rock facility including necessary upgrades to our fish passage structures that allow fish to move around barriers such as dams.  This technology will enhance that work.  There are multiple species at White Rock and we have seen fish activity increase significantly in each of the last four years (over a million in each of the last four years – up from about 400,000).

For the latest information, visit: https://oceansupercluster.ca/ocean-aware-project-announcement-news/

Protecting our environment is a priority for us and is an integral part of our decision making.  It is important to have good information around fish at our facilities in order to operate efficiently and in the most environmentally friendly way.  We want to continue to have the best information we can to ensure our due diligence when it comes to protecting fish habitat and the environment.  The opportunity to work with like-minded partners to develop and test this leading-edge technology will assist us in better tracking and understanding the fish health and movement in our operating facilities.

This technology will help better detect the presence and movement of fish in the water around our facilities in real time.  It takes an electronic picture to get a better idea of what’s going on.  It will also develop and test better sensors in addition to the algorithms/software.  Having this information allows us to continue to look at ways to avoid impact to fish and operate in an environmentally friendly way.