Melinda Scanlon is a Fisheries Scientist with many years’ experience in project management, aquatic habitat rehabilitation and scientific surveys. Mel has over 20 years’ experience in the fisheries and fish passage fields, having worked for Fisheries Queensland in northern and central Queensland before joining AFPS. Mel has overseen many fish passage projects, including many throughout Queensland, working with regional NRM, council, consulting engineers, infrastructure owners and other bodies to manage projects through the design process, assessment/development, waterway barrier works approvals, implementation, and monitoring phases. Mel has also worked with government agencies in Indonesia, Cambodia and New Zealand to implement training in fish passage ecology. Mel’s fish passage and project management expertise are currently being utilised in a number of fish passage projects throughout Australia and New Zealand.