New fish and eel passes Case Study: 031 According to the Sussex Wildlife Trust, eel stocks have fallen by over 90% in line with a global trend, and the Environment Agency is coordinating a number of measures to help in the recovery of the species. Part of the programme involves the installation of fish and eel passes on river structures such as weirs and sluices which can restrict their migratory path and ECS Engineering Services has recently been involved in the installation work at Hardham Weir in West Sussex. At the point where the River Rother meets the River Arun, near Pulburough, West Sussex, lies Hardham Weir, which is considered to be amongst one of the top 30 obstructions to fish passage in the South of England. This project was designed to remove or by-pass t

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