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Mortality of juvenile American shad and blueback herring passed through a low-head Kaplan hydroelectric turbine

Journal Article · · Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States)
Immediate mortality of juvenile alosids, American shad Alosa sapidissima and blueback herring A. aestivalis, passed through the 17-MW Kaplan turbine at Holyoke Dam on the Connecticut River was estimated with mark-capture methods. Turbine-induced mortality was 62% at 16.5-MW generation, 82% at 12 MW, and 82% at 5.5 MW. The significantly lower mortality of fish at full power output is thought to be related to greater turbine efficiency. 15 references, 1 figure, 2 tables.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
OSTI ID:
5043882
Journal Information:
Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 114:3; ISSN TAFSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English