Hydropower is an important source of renewable energy, yet dams and other facilities can represent a real threat to migrating fish like salmon and eels, with millions killed in turbines every year. Researchers in the FishPath project aim to exploit the innate response of fish to turbulence to develop an innovative system to guide fish away from turbines, as Dr Ana T. Silva and Dr Torbjørn Forseth explain.
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