Impacts of a weir and power station on downstream migrating Atlantic salmon smolts in a German river

• Published in: River Research and Applications
• Main Authors: Havn, Torgeir B., Thorstad, Eva B., Borcherding, Jost, Heermann, Lisa, Teichert, Maxim A. K., Ingendahl, Detlev, Tambets, Meelis, Sæther, Stein Are, Økland, Finn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: ddc:551.483; downstream migration; migration speed; mortality; power station; radio telemetry; salmon smolt; weir; Weir; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3590; http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/9309

Weirs are barriers built across rivers for a wide range of other purposes than hydropower production. Like hydropower installations, weirs can negatively impact fish migrations. Downstream migration and mortality of Atlantic salmon smolts were studied during passage of a weir and power station by ta...