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Fisheries
Sustainable
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Overview
HDR is one of the nation’s premier professional services firms specializing
in fisheries and aquatic resource engineering. With a staff of experienced
scientists and engineers trained in fisheries science, we strive to balance
community and economic needs with conservation and sustainability of
natural resources, including our aquatic environments. Our multi-disciplinary
staff has the broad range of experience necessary to protect, restore and
enhance fish and aquatic resources.
Fish Sampling at Cooper Lake | Cooper Lake, AK
Client Services
Fish and aquatic resources provide important ecological, economic and social
benefits. They have played this important role throughout our nation’s history
and development. Today’s lifestyles place stresses on aquatic habitats,
diversity and survivability that require greater attention and action to ensure
these natural resources are preserved for generations to come. Our clients
know they can count on HDR for comprehensive planning and implementation
of water resources and fisheries projects. HDR provides integrated service
delivery to meet client needs for sustainable solutions to protect the health
of aquatic habitats and to restore fish and aquatic resources.
When working on a project, HDR brings together teams of experts with
diverse technical skills, including fisheries science, biology, economics,
engineering and management, among other fields. Our employees’ broad
skill sets ensure careful and comprehensive consideration of the technical,
social, economic and environmental aspects of every project we take on.
We provide expertise in the following areas:
 Fish Facilities
 Fish Passage and Barriers
 Fisheries Assessment
 Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
Electro Fishing to Determine Accurate Fish Counts | Iliamna, AK
LEFT:
North Mississippi Fish Hatchery and
Visitor Center | Enid Lake, MS
BELOW:
Tingley Ponds and Habitat Restoration |
Albuquerque, NM
BOTTOM:
Alley Creek Salt Marsh Design, Restoration
and Creation | Queens, NY
Fisheries Solutions
Over the past decade, HDR has focused increasing attention on the need to restore balance
in our world. Finding sustainable solutions to the difficult challenges facing both natural and
human-altered environments is a major focus of our scientists, engineers and designers, who work
together to develop innovative facilities and processes to ensure sound stewardship of the world.
Our work supports the needs of a diverse group of clients, encompassing the federal government,
Native American Tribal organizations, state resource agencies, small municipalities and industrial
operations.
One of our most important initiatives in recent years has been to merge our assets, resources
and intellectual strength with smaller, specialized firms that have solid track records in the
conservation, management and sustainable development of aquatic ecosystems. By joining forces
with these seasoned professionals, HDR has solidified its position as a national leader in fisheries
engineering, ecosystem restoration, fish passage and screening and fisheries assessment.
The addition of hundreds of specialized scientists and engineers to our staff will give you confidence
that you are working with a firm that has the depth and breadth of experience to understand your
needs and challenges. This talented group of experts from the familiar names of FishPro, LMS,
SWRI, CWI and Shiner Moseley and Associates has as an award-winning body of work. Together,
these firms create HDR Fisheries, an integrated and comprehensive aquatic science and engineering
practice dedicated to providing clients with the broadest range of specialty aquatic services and
solutions-based approaches to meet your fisheries and aquatic ecosystem requirements.
Fish Facilities
HDR is an industry leader in the planning, design, construction and
commissioning of modern fish and aquatic animal propagation and research
facilities. In the past 25 years, HDR has completed more than 500 fish facility
projects. Many have been recognized with professional design awards.
Florida Bass Conservation
Center | Sumter County, FL
Our experienced staff of fisheries scientists, engineers and architects can
provide integrated, single-source, comprehensive services to meet a wide
variety of modern facility planning and design challenges. HDR’s state-of-theart fish facility design services integrate the physical, chemical and biological
life-support requirements of target aquatic animals with client facility goals,
performance expectations and budgets. Facility project design experience
includes freshwater and marine fish, crustaceans, amphibians, reptiles and
freshwater mussels.
Examples of facilities and related services provided by HDR include:
Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery Program, Indoor
Tanks | Clearwater River Sub-Basin, ID
Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery Program, S-curve
Channels | Clearwater River Sub-Basin, ID
 Aquaculture facilities
 Biosecurity control and water treatment systems
 Captive broodstock facilities
 Effluent assessment, permitting and wastewater
treatment systems
 Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental
Impact Statements (EIS)
 Hatchery and production systems
 Natural rearing facilities
 Rearing and acclimation ponds
 Recirculation systems
 Site studies, feasibility studies and master plans
 Statewide, basinwide and individual facility studies
 Threatened and endangered species facilities
 Water rights, permitting and budgets
Fish Passage and Barriers
While building a highway or a dam may provide significant benefits to society through
improved economic or mobility options, such structures may have corollary negative impacts
on aquatic species. Artificial barriers in the natural environment can restrict passage of native
fish populations. HDR’s highly skilled fisheries scientists can assess barriers, develop plans
to avoid impacts on aquatic environments during construction projects, and create innovative
ways to add, remove or adjust fish passageways.
A barrier to passage can be any obstacle that prevents fish from moving either up or downstream,
including manmade features such as dams, floodgates, bridges, causeways and roads. Barriers
can change water velocity, depth or water quality with minimal to major impacts, including
species extinction. In some cases, a barrier may be needed to prevent fish from entering an
area where they might be injured or negatively impact the environment. Design of barriers to
prevent fish entry is a recognized HDR specialty.
HDR can design passage past stream barrier systems or design to remove a barrier while
incorporating ecological, regulatory and sustainability issues. Our fisheries experts use advanced
designs to build systems that allow or restrict fish passage, depending on project requirements.
Examples include fish trap and transport systems as well as structural configurations that
create hydraulic conditions to allow fish to swim up and over a barrier. Screening municipal
water treatment plant intakes or irrigation diversions is an example of a design that must be in
strict compliance with regulatory guidelines.
Examples of HDR’s fish passage and barrier-related services:
 Assessment, monitoring and design
 Collection and sorting facilities
 Culvert remediation and analysis
 Upstream fish passage design
 Dam removal
 Juvenile fish bypass system design
 Water supply intake and diversion screen design
Walla Walla River Irrigation Diversion Burlingame
Fish Screens | Walla Walla, WA
Lake Creek Falls Fish Passage Design |
Triangle Lake, OR
Fish Barrier Trap & Haul Facilities |
Selway River, ID
Fisheries Assessment
Solving complex environmental problems is rarely simple, but HDR works with clients to ensure
that appropriate planning and analysis are used to minimize impacts on fish and wildlife. Scientific
assessment of fisheries and analysis of impacts can provide practical and cost-effective ways to
mitigate adverse impacts on natural resources and protect threatened or endangered species.
Stream Crossing Evaluations and
Measurements | Koktuli River, AK
HDR has more than 30 years experience in developing unique, practical and accepted analyses of
fish populations as part of comprehensive permitting efforts for new and existing power plants,
marinas, deep channel dredging, and coastal development projects. HDR has extensive experience
designing and implementing mitigation approaches, including power plant intake technologies,
habitat restoration and fish stocking.
Our fisheries scientists and engineers provide comprehensive population assessments and
simulation modeling, fish habitat assessments, Endangered Species Act status reviews, and fish
population monitoring studies using an array of assessment tools, including field sampling and
modeling. HDR is a leader in the development and application of assessment tools to determine
project impacts on estuaries, lakes, rivers and fishery resources, including:
 Surface water models, including hydrologic and complex 3-D
real-time hydrodynamic water quality
 Biological models, including stock recruitment, life cycle and
fish population
Capitol Way Fisheries Monitoring
Project | Olympia, WA
HDR has developed specialized models to assist in Clean Water Act compliance. Our modeling
capabilities integrate information on fishing, predation and power plant losses with thermal and
dissolved oxygen tolerances and preferences and output from hydrothermal models. Our depth and
range of assessment experience ensures that we have the resources and skills readily available to
meet client needs for virtually any type of fisheries assessment.
Examples of fisheries assessments and related services provided by HDR include:
 Baseline studies and fish population monitoring
 Biological assessments and EA/EIS
 Cooling water intake and discharge impacts [316(a) and (b)]
 Entrainment and impingement sampling
 Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) analysis
 Fish population and surface water modeling
 Hydropower licensing
 Impact analysis from dredging and construction
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Aquatic
Biological Survey | New York, NY
Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
Population growth accompanied by intense industrial, commercial and residential development
has spurred economic growth in many parts of the world, but has also resulted in negative
impacts to many aquatic ecosystems. Even slight physical or chemical changes to an aquatic
ecosystem can have a domino effect on native fish and wildlife communities.
In recent years, habitat destruction and modification are being countered by projects to restore
and conserve native habitats. The HDR aquatic ecosystem restoration program is staffed with
experts in protecting, restoring and enhancing fish and aquatic communities at local, regional
and national levels. The scope of our services includes river, lake and wetlands restoration
in freshwater uplands and headwaters as well as saltwater and estuarine restoration in
coastal areas.
HDR can provide clients with a multi-disciplined team of engineers, ecologists, scientists,
hydrologists, biologists, fluvial geomorphologists, soil scientists and meteorologists. Our teams
provide the science, design expertise and implementation strategies for aquatic ecosystem
restoration projects within the framework of state and federal regulations, including the
Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act.
We can meet your needs with specialized experience in:
 Restoration planning and management
 Pre- and post- construction monitoring
 Habitat characterization and assessment
 Revegetation design and management
 Dam removal planning and design
 River and stream restoration
 Riverine habitat development
 Lake and wetland restoration
 Sediment removal and management
 Marine and nearshore restoration
TOP:
Grass Lake Wetlands Restoration Project | Fox Chain of
Lakes, IL
ABOVE:
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Sanctuary | Albuquerque, NM
BELOW:
Restoration of Salt Marsh at Pelham Bay Lagoon | Pelham
Bay Park, NY
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ounded in 1917, HDR is an architectural, engineering and consulting firm that excels at complex projects
and improving quality of life. With locations across the nation and abroad, we deliver more than 50 different
design and scientific disciplines.
Your community matters to HDR. After all, it’s HDR’s community too. HDR’s operating philosophy is to be an
expertise-driven national firm, which delivers tailored solutions through a strong local presence.
Service is what differentiates HDR from firms of similar size. Repeat business stands at 80 percent, a clear
indication of client satisfaction and confidence. Professional publications consistently rank HDR among the
leading consulting and design firms. You’ll have confidence knowing that HDR is a national firm with a smallfirm-service approach and a reputation for exceeding clients’ expectations.
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No matter what industry HDR clients are in, they operate in an increasingly complex world. In addition to
traditional architecture and engineering services, HDR offers up-front services such as feasibility studies, siting,
permitting, public involvement and economics.
Cover Photo Credit: Rick Scibelli, Jr.
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