A test of the cumulative effect of river weirs on downstream migration success, speed and mortality of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar ) smolts: an empirical study

This study investigated the cumulative impact of weirs on the downstream migration of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts in the River Foyle, Northern Ireland. In spring of 2013 fish were released in two tributaries of similar length; one tributary (impacted) had seven low‐head weirs along the...

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Published in:Ecology of Freshwater Fish
Main Authors: Newton, Matthew, Barry, James, Dodd, Jennifer A., Lucas, Martyn C., Boylan, Patrick, Adams, Colin E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019
Subjects:
Low Head
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/180312/
https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/180312/1/180312.pdf

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