Conservation of landlocked Atlantic salmon in a regulated river : Behaviour of migratory spawners and juveniles

• Main Author: Hagelin, Anna
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för miljö- och livsvetenskaper (from 2013) 2019
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; conservation; migration; spawning; hydropower; competition; juveniles; brown trout; hatchery reared; fallback; delay; Biological Sciences; Biologiska vetenskaper; Lost River; Norway
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-71333

Hydropower dams represent one of the major threats to river ecosystems today. The dams block migratory routes in many rivers, which is problematic for migratory fish species. Trap-and-transport may be an alternative to fish passage solutions, as a strategy to compensate for lost river connectivity....