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Comparison of the novel D-Cylinder and standard Denil fish ladders

By Eastern Ecological Science Center
Water is discharged through two adjacent 4-foot-wide wooden, baffled channels in a 10-foot wide concrete flume.
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Two 4-foot wide baffled chute fishways are tested side-by-side in the Conte Lab's Fish Passage Complex's east flume.  The fish ladders are instrumented with passive integrated transponder antennas/reader.  River herring, collected from the mouth of the Chicopee River are tested to assess entry and ascent rates.

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Public Domain.