Flow design for migrating fish

• Main Author: Lindmark, Elianne
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Strömningslära och experimentell mekanik 2008
• Subjects: Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics; Strömningsmekanik och akustik; Sikfors; Atlantic salmon; Piteå; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-25698

The utilization of rivers for hydropower production leads to problems for migrating fish, such as Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta). Both salmon and trout reproduce in fresh water, but spend their adult years at sea. To overcome man-made obstructions to and from the spawning...