AquaTerra Environmental Ltd.
Port Moody V3H4H8 Port Moody, BC, Canada

Restoring fish habitat and fish passage in the Sooke Lake basin on Vancouver Island

Summer field season! Setting-up our Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) for marine subtidal surveys.

Riparian restoration / habitat enhancement monitoring for one of our projects.

#socialdistancing We continue to work on your projects from our home offices and those job sites that are devoid of higher risk interactions. Be safe everyone!

Field work never gets old on days like this!

Habitat construction oversight for off channel habitat focusing on salmon and species at risk to offset impacts associated with a large provincial transportation project.

Transferring Koi to Sun Yat Sen Garden from Nitobe Garden after the 'otter' incident

The crew working up at Clowhom Lake

AquaTerra volunteered its personnel and equipment to assist in facilitating the salvage of remaining koi at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden. AquaTerra worked collaboratively with the Vancouver Park Board, Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden, and the Vancouver Aquarium personnel. We utilized our 100 ft. seine net to corral the two (2) remaining adult koi and transfer via hand nets to aerated holding totes for transfer to the Vancouver Aquarium. Approximately 300 juvenile koi were also captured and relocated. We also undertook hand netting and electrofishing to assess for any other adult and juvenile koi following completion of the seining. The work was undertaken given the cultural importance and heritage value of the koi to the garden, and AquaTerra utilized its experience with fish salvages on various other projects to expeditiously complete the salvages.

A joint effort this morning by Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver Park Board, and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden resulted in 2 adult koi and many juvenile ...koi being saved and sent to the Aquarium for safekeeping. We would like to thank biologist Chris Lee and his team at AquaTerra Environmental Ltd. for volunteering their time and services as well. We are continuing to sweep the pond and we will announce the total loss of koi when we are able to make a final confirmation.

North of Williston Lake in Northern BC. Gorgeous blue lakes with fine powdery sand.

So it begins! Construction of the first phase of the Sheep Paddock trail in Colony Farm regional park. AquaTerra contributed to the design of trail features and alignment to minimize environmental impacts and developed replanting and habitat offsetting prescriptions.

It's metamorphosing time! Around the Lower Mainland, Pacific Tree Frogs / Chorus Frogs are climbing out of ponds, wetlands and ditches and exploring the terrestrial world. And one of our jobs is to help keep them safe.