Research project: Impacts of low-head hydropower on freshwater fish migration
Recent legislation such as the EC Renewables Directive 2009 (2009/28/EC) is driving an increase in low-head hydropower schemes across Europe; however the impacts of such installations on the movement and behaviour of fish are poorly understood. Using a combination of PIT and acoustic telemetry, high resolution sonar cameras and hydrodynamic mapping of flow fields around such structures, this study will quantify fish behavioural responses to low head hydropower installations and assess longer term impacts on fish migration and fitness.