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

该项目的主要目的是量化小型水电设施对具有高度经济和养护意义的淡水鱼的洄游和生存的影响。第二个目标是，如果确定了负面影响，就可能的缓解方案提出建议，以保护小型水电站场址的鱼类。将在现场使用遥测技术，结合遥测技术，量化通过涡轮机的可能性，以及成年和青少年生命阶段的相关伤害率和死亡率。将评估二阶效应，包括对水电设施遇到的声学和水动力条件所表现出的延迟和回避行为。将进行精细规模的控制实验，进一步量化鱼类对声学和水动力条件的反应。

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.