Spawning migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a regulated river

• Main Author: Bateman, Anne
• Other Authors: Lawton, Colin, ESB Fisheries
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: NUI Galway 2018
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar; Hydropower; Radio telemetry; Spawning migration; Fish passage; Acoustic camera; Regulated river; Zoology; Natural Sciences; Borland; Weir
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10379/14588; https://doi.org/10.13025/16247

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are an iconic species that undertake arduous migrations between marine and freshwater habitats to complete their life-cycle. Populations of Atlantic salmon are in decline across their range and a number of factors have been implicated. Hydropower dams block migration ro...