Moving beyond fitting fish into equations: Progressing the fish passage debate in the Anthropocene

• Published in: Aquatic conservation Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 1095 - 1105
• Main Authors: Birnie‐Gauvin, Kim, Franklin, Paul, Wilkes, Martin, Aarestrup, Kim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Animal migration; Anthropocene; Anthropocene epoch; Barriers; biodiversity; conservation; dams; Design criteria; ecological engineering; Ecosystem management; Ecosystems; equations; Fish; Fish ladders; Fishways; Freshwater; Freshwater ecosystems; Freshwater fish; Geomorphology; habitat; habitats; hydropower; Inland water environment; management; Migratory species; Northern Hemisphere; Rivers; Salmonidae; Salmonids; Strategic management; Swimming; Tropical climate; Tropical environment; Tropical environments; Tropical fish; tropics; weirs

Realization of the importance of fish passage for migratory species has led to the development of innovative and creative solutions (‘fishways’) to mitigate the effects of artificial barriers in freshwater systems in the last few decades. In many instances, however, the first move has been to attemp...