Fish passage technologies: Protection at hydropower facilities
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:149797
The House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries requested that the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) examine the role of fish passage and protection technologies in addressing the adverse effects of hydropower development on North American fish populations. This report describes technologies for fish passage, and those for protection against turbine entrainment and mortality, with an emphasis on FERC-licensed hydropower projects. OTA identifies three areas for policy improvements.
- Research Organization:
- Office of Technology Assessment (U.S. Congress), Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 149797
- Report Number(s):
- PB--96-109194/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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