Determination of movement and behavior of Atlantic salmon smolts at the Vernon Hydroelectric Station

• Main Author: RMC Environmental Services Inc
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1990
• Subjects: ATLANTIC; Atlantic salmon; behavior; hydroelectric; movement; New England Power; power; salmon; smolt; smolts; travel time; TIME; Bellows Falls; DAM; radio; analysis; RELEASE; river; river flow; Flow; passage; Bellows
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/fishpassage_reports/693

Behavior of emigrating Atlantic salmon smolts was evaluated at New England Power Company's (NEP) Vernon Hydroelectric Station. The objectives of this study were to determine smolt travel time from Bellows Falls to Vernon Dam, approach routes, residency periods, and exit routes at the station. A...