Developing environmentally sensitive hydropower in the UK: investigating and mitigating impacts on freshwater fisheries

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Title
Developing environmentally sensitive hydropower in the UK: investigating and mitigating impacts on freshwater fisheries

CoPED ID
d81df946-185f-4076-86b0-f706b845fcb5

Status
Closed

Funders

Value
No funds listed.

Start Date
Sept. 25, 2016

End Date
Sept. 29, 2020

Description

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The primary aim of the project is to quantify the influence of small-scale hydropower facilities on the movement and survival of freshwater fish of high economic and conservation concern. A secondary aim is to develop recommendations for potential mitigation options to protect fish at small-scale hydropower sites should negative effects be identified. Telemetry techniques will be used in the field to quantify the probability of passage through the turbines and associated injury rates and mortality of adult and juvenile life-stages using a combination of telemetry techniques. Second order effects, including delay and avoidance behaviour exhibited in response to acoustic and hydrodynamic conditions encountered at the hydropower facilities, will be assessed. Fine-scale controlled experiments will be conducted to further quantify fish response to acoustic and hydrodynamic conditions replicated.

Paul Kemp SUPER_PER
James Miles STUDENT_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Fishes
  2. Water power
  3. Hydrodynamics
  4. Mortality

Extracted key phrases
  1. Scale hydropower facility
  2. Scale hydropower site
  3. Sensitive hydropower
  4. Freshwater fish
  5. Fish response
  6. Primary aim
  7. Secondary aim
  8. Potential mitigation option
  9. Telemetry technique
  10. Second order effect
  11. Associated injury rate
  12. Hydrodynamic condition
  13. Negative effect
  14. Conservation concern
  15. UK

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