Multi-Species Assessment of Injury, Mortality, and Physical Conditions during Downstream Passage through a Large Archimedes Hydrodynamic Screw (Albert Canal, Belgium)

• Main Authors: Ine S. Pauwels, Raf Baeyens, Gert Toming, Matthias Schneider, David Buysse, Johan Coeck, Jeffrey A. Tuhtan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Brama; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/20/8722/pdf; https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/20/8722/

Fish passing downstream through hydraulic structures and turbines may be exposed to an elevated risk of injury and mortality. The majority of live fish studies are single-species laboratory investigations and field studies of Kaplan turbines, with a limited number of studies in Francis and screw tur...