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FISHPAC AREAS

The California Fish Passage Advisory Committee consists of six major areas throughout the state, which is comprised of 10 Caltrans districts.  Caltrans districts 8 and 9 are not included, since they have no anadromy.

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CALIFORNIA FISH PASSAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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FishPAC’s are comprised of fish passage partners from agencies and non-profits, including:

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  • 5-Counties Salmonid Conservation Program

  • California Conservation Corps

  • California State Coastal Conservancy

  • California Trout

  • Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

  • Tribal Fisheries Experts

  • Trout Unlimited

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  • U.S. Forest Service

  • Other Organizations

FISHPAC LEADERSHIP ACTION TEAM (FLAT)

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FLAT Leads
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Melinda Molnar
Caltrans

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Jim Walth
Caltrans

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FLAT Team
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Shawna Pampinella
Acting Caltrans Chief, Office of Biological Studies

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Derek Acomb
CDFW Fisheries Senior Environmental Scientist

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Chris Caputo
Caltrans District 4, Assistant Division Chief (Lindsay Vivian, Caltrans backup)

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Rosi Dagit
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (Mo Gomez, South Coast Habitat Restoration backup)

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Brad Henderson
CDFW Environmental Scientist (Richard Lis, CDFW backup)

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​Jim Henke
Caltrans District 10, Biology Office Chief

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Jeffrey Jahn
NOAA Fisheries, West Coast Region, California Coastal Office — Northern California, South Coast Branch Chief

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Theresa Stevens
US Army Corps of Engineers, Senior Project Manager

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Wes Stroud
Caltrans District 2, Office Chief, North Region Office of Environmental (Theresa Tillson, Caltrans backup)

 

​Their mission is to address complex challenges that FishPACs encounter related to fish passage barrier remediation, to support effective and innovative engineering solutions, and to incorporate sound science and data into FishPAC decisions. In addition, they will provide support as needed, track progress made and challenges to advancing fish passage barrier remediation and make recommendations as well as participate in the implementation of strategies that advance the goals of the FishPACs. 

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