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Novel pottery fish ladders

Using plates and bowls to create novel fish ladders by a stream.

Some freshwater fish species migrate for reproduction purposes. Culverts and other land use changes have made it difficult for these fish to move around. Conservationsists have developed a variety of methods to help. The late Coromandel potter, Barry Brickell, used plates and bowls to create novel fish ladders. 

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Rights: Photo by Monica Peters/New Zealand Landcare Trust.
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