Ascent ability of brown trout, Salmo trutta, and two Iberian cyprinids − Iberian barbel, Luciobarbus bocagei, and northern straight-mouth nase, Pseudochondrostoma duriense − in a vertical slot fishway

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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Passage performance of brown trout (Salmo trutta), Iberian barbel (Luciobarbus bocagei), and northern straight-mouth nase (Pseudochondrostoma duriense) was investigated in a vertical slot fishway in the Porma River (Duero River basin, Spain) using PIT telemetry. We analysed the effects of different fishway discharges on motivation and passage success. Both cyprinid species ascended the fishway easily, performing better than the trout despite their theoretically weaker swimming performance. Fishway discharge affected fish motivation although it did not clearly influence passage success. Observed results can guide design and operation criteria of vertical slot fishways for native Iberian fish.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Ascent ability of brown trout, Salmo trutta, and two Iberian cyprinids − Iberian barbel, Luciobarbus bocagei, and northern straight-mouth nase, Pseudochondrostoma duriense − in a vertical slot fishway
Series title Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
DOI 10.1051/kmae/2015043
Volume 417
Issue 10
Year Published 2016
Language English
Publisher EDP Sciences
Publisher location Les Ulis, France
Contributing office(s) Leetown Science Center
Description 9 p.
Country Spain
County Castilla y León region
Other Geospatial Porma River
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