Downstream Fish Passage Technologies for Medium-To-Large Hydropower Plants: Part II

• Main Authors: Albayrak, Ismail, Beck, Claudia, Kriewitz-Byun, Carl R., Doessegger, Andreas, Boes, Robert
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Fish passage; Fish guidance structure; Downstream fish migration; Bates; DML
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/341761; https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000341761

Hydropower plants (HPPs) can block or delay fish migration and cause fish injuries or mortalities during the turbine passage. As a consequence, fish populations in many fresh water systems decline. Mechanical and behavioral Fish Guidance Structures (FGS) with vertical bars and large bar spacing are...