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Here along the Niagara River , the U .

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S . Army Corps of Engineers constructed

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a novel fish passage passage structure

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as part of the Great Lakes Restoration

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Initiative , completing construction in

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february 2022 . The purpose of this

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structure is to help emerald shiners ,

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a very small but critically important

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prey fish overcome an obstacle to swim

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upstream . Pre and post construction

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monitoring has been conducted and

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continues . However , preliminary

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results are very positive . Spring

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monitoring shows a significant increase

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in emerald shiners compared to the

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preconstruction survey , and underwater

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video footage readily shows schools of

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emerald shiner moving throughout the

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constructed fish passage structures .

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As monitoring continues . The potential

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groundwork has been established to look

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at extending the project along the

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remaining 700 ft of sea wall here at

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broderick Park . Us Army Corps of

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Engineers has collaborated and

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appreciates the help of our partners at

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the University of Buffalo , Buffalo

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State , the City of Buffalo and the U .

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S . E . P . A . Stay tuned for

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additional updates as we monitor the

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results of this project .