Causes of Fish Lift Shutdowns on U.S. East Coast Hydroelectric Dams

• Published in: Fisheries
• Main Authors: Kearnan, Kayleigh, Waldman, John
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Lockwood; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fsh.11107; https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/fsh.11107

Hydroelectric dams in the northeastern United States pose a challenge to the upstream spawning migrations of anadromous fishes, such as American Shad Alosa sapidissima , Alewife A. pseudoharengus , Blueback Herring A. aestivalis , Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar , and Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus . On...