Innovative Fishway Assists in Fish Migration

Fishy Fridays

Weekly spotlight on fisheries science journal articles

 

Jeff Kopaska
AFS Executive Director
jkopaska@fisheries.org

Today is a special Fishy Friday, because you get both a paper and a video! Today’s paper is from TAFS, and it documents fish passage in the Eel River, Indiana, following the installation of a Kynard fishway at a lowhead dam.  The accompanying video addresses this type of innovative fishway, and its success in passing small bodied fish. This video is one of a series created by Content With Purpose and AFS regarding Securing Our Future Fisheries. I thought it was a fun opportunity to share the article and the video. A cool result of this study is the documentation of passage by fish to stream reaches from which they had been disconnected for over a century. Enjoy the paper and video, and have a great weekend! 

Migration of freshwater fish species and passage at a dam using a novel fishway

Tomorrow’s Catch Videos: BK-Riverfish