Abstract: From the mid 1980's onwards salt-fresh water transition area's received increasing interest from water management organizations and researchers. In this development salt-fresh water nature values and migratory fishes especially, became goals or targets in water management plans. As for fishes these plans ware based on a catchment basis approach in which the salt-fresh water transition areas were both the entrance and exit of the catchment basin. The first fish migration facilities in the transition area were constructed along the coast of the Wadden Sea and gradually spread out along the Dutch coast. In this presentation an overview is given of the various fish migration facilities developed, realized and planned along the coast of the Wadden Sea; from a more or less copied natural situation (fish ladder) to a (complicated) civil engineered construction. The underlying knowledge available at the time of development and the major considerations, pros and cons of the different types will be addressed. Based on the experience and knowledge acquired over the years the outlines of future salt-fresh water migration facilities is given.