The impact of a small-scale riverine obstacle on the upstream migration of Atlantic Salmon

• Published in: Hydrobiologia
• Main Authors: Newton, M., Dodd, J. A., Barry, J., Boylan, P., Adams, C. E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: BMC 2017
• Subjects: Upstream migration; Behaviour; Telemetry; Fish passage; Anthropogenic selection; Low Head; Weir; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3364-3; https://napier-repository.worktribe.com/file/1802861/1/The%20impact%20of%20a%20small-scale%20riverine%20obstacle%20on%20the%20upstream%20migration%20of%20Atlantic%20Salmon; http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1802861

The behaviour of returning Salmo salar (Linnaeus, 1758) approaching, and attempting to pass low-head weirs remains relatively unknown. A radio telemetry array was created at a low-head weir to enable the behaviour of S. salar (n = 120) to be observed as they approached and attempted to pass the barr...