MULTISPECIES FISH PASSAGE BEHAVIOUR IN A VERTICAL SLOT FISHWAY ON THE RICHELIEU RIVER, QUEBEC, CANADA
ABSTRACT A shift from target species to ecosystem restoration has generated interest in developing fishways that are capable of passing entire fish communities. Although a number of multispecies fishways now exist in North America, evaluations of these fishways are lacking. We used a passive integra...
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crwiley:10.1002/rra.2553 2024-06-23T07:51:24+00:00 MULTISPECIES FISH PASSAGE BEHAVIOUR IN A VERTICAL SLOT FISHWAY ON THE RICHELIEU RIVER, QUEBEC, CANADA Thiem, J. D. Binder, T. R. Dumont, P. Hatin, D. Hatry, C. Katopodis, C. Stamplecoskie, K. M. Cooke, S. J. 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rra.2553 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Frra.2553 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/rra.2553 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor River Research and Applications volume 29, issue 5, page 582-592 ISSN 1535-1459 1535-1467 journal-article 2012 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.2553 2024-06-13T04:25:27Z ABSTRACT A shift from target species to ecosystem restoration has generated interest in developing fishways that are capable of passing entire fish communities. Although a number of multispecies fishways now exist in North America, evaluations of these fishways are lacking. We used a passive integrated transponder antenna array to quantify passage success and passage duration of fish using a vertical slot fishway (85 m in length, 2.65 m elevation rise, 12 regular pools and 2 turning basins) at a low head dam on the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada. Fourteen of the 18 tagged species re‐ascended the fishway, and passage efficiency was highly variable among species (range 25%–100%); however, it was >50% for five of the species well represented in this study ( n > 10) (Atlantic salmon, channel catfish, smallmouth bass, walleye and white sucker). Passage duration was likewise highly variable both among and within species (e.g. 1.0–452.9 h for smallmouth bass, 2.4–237.5 h for shorthead redhorse). Although this fishway design was not uniformly successful in passing fish of all species, this study does reveal the species that have problems with ascent and provides an estimate on the time spent in the fishway that is an important component of passage delay. Such information could be used to inform future design refinements to facilitate passage of the entire assemblage with minimal delay. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Wiley Online Library Canada Low Head ENVELOPE(-58.133,-58.133,-62.150,-62.150) River Research and Applications 29 5 582 592 |
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ABSTRACT A shift from target species to ecosystem restoration has generated interest in developing fishways that are capable of passing entire fish communities. Although a number of multispecies fishways now exist in North America, evaluations of these fishways are lacking. We used a passive integrated transponder antenna array to quantify passage success and passage duration of fish using a vertical slot fishway (85 m in length, 2.65 m elevation rise, 12 regular pools and 2 turning basins) at a low head dam on the Richelieu River in Quebec, Canada. Fourteen of the 18 tagged species re‐ascended the fishway, and passage efficiency was highly variable among species (range 25%–100%); however, it was >50% for five of the species well represented in this study ( n > 10) (Atlantic salmon, channel catfish, smallmouth bass, walleye and white sucker). Passage duration was likewise highly variable both among and within species (e.g. 1.0–452.9 h for smallmouth bass, 2.4–237.5 h for shorthead redhorse). Although this fishway design was not uniformly successful in passing fish of all species, this study does reveal the species that have problems with ascent and provides an estimate on the time spent in the fishway that is an important component of passage delay. Such information could be used to inform future design refinements to facilitate passage of the entire assemblage with minimal delay. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Thiem, J. D. Binder, T. R. Dumont, P. Hatin, D. Hatry, C. Katopodis, C. Stamplecoskie, K. M. Cooke, S. J. MULTISPECIES FISH PASSAGE BEHAVIOUR IN A VERTICAL SLOT FISHWAY ON THE RICHELIEU RIVER, QUEBEC, CANADA |
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Thiem, J. D. Binder, T. R. Dumont, P. Hatin, D. Hatry, C. Katopodis, C. Stamplecoskie, K. M. Cooke, S. J. |
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MULTISPECIES FISH PASSAGE BEHAVIOUR IN A VERTICAL SLOT FISHWAY ON THE RICHELIEU RIVER, QUEBEC, CANADA |
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MULTISPECIES FISH PASSAGE BEHAVIOUR IN A VERTICAL SLOT FISHWAY ON THE RICHELIEU RIVER, QUEBEC, CANADA |
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MULTISPECIES FISH PASSAGE BEHAVIOUR IN A VERTICAL SLOT FISHWAY ON THE RICHELIEU RIVER, QUEBEC, CANADA |
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MULTISPECIES FISH PASSAGE BEHAVIOUR IN A VERTICAL SLOT FISHWAY ON THE RICHELIEU RIVER, QUEBEC, CANADA |
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MULTISPECIES FISH PASSAGE BEHAVIOUR IN A VERTICAL SLOT FISHWAY ON THE RICHELIEU RIVER, QUEBEC, CANADA |
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multispecies fish passage behaviour in a vertical slot fishway on the richelieu river, quebec, canada |
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