: a contrivance for enabling fish to pass around a fall or dam in a stream
specifically
: fish ladder
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This includes not just salmon but also creatures like lampreys—primitive, jawless fish with toothy mouths that suction to their hosts.
Solutions for migratory fish exist, like fish ladders or fishways, which provide a detour in the form of ascending pools.
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Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024
Climate & Environment Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats May 15, 2023 Other nonprofits that were part of the working group said the fishway announcement took them by surprise.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
Paid for with $30 million from the state along with funding from the Yuba Water Agency and due to be completed in 2025, the fishway will also benefit sturgeon, steelhead and lamprey.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2023
The replacement of road culverts and installation of fishways are outlined in the final restoration plan for the Chevron Oil Terminal Facility in Hampden.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2020
The fishway, built in partnership with property owner Stanchem Corp and several nature advocacy non-profits, is on Stanchem proprty in the East Berlin section of Berlin.
—Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 12 June 2017
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Alka Tripathy-Lang, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2024
Climate & Environment Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats May 15, 2023 Other nonprofits that were part of the working group said the fishway announcement took them by surprise.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
Paid for with $30 million from the state along with funding from the Yuba Water Agency and due to be completed in 2025, the fishway will also benefit sturgeon, steelhead and lamprey.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2023
The replacement of road culverts and installation of fishways are outlined in the final restoration plan for the Chevron Oil Terminal Facility in Hampden.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2020
The fishway, built in partnership with property owner Stanchem Corp and several nature advocacy non-profits, is on Stanchem proprty in the East Berlin section of Berlin.
—Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 12 June 2017
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“Fishway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishway. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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