Fish Guidance Systems (FGS) will be working with Swansea University and the Welsh Government on its Tidal Lagoon Challenge, it was announced today. This new project aims to protect Atlantic salmon, sea trout and twaite shad. It will support fish migration studies, to develop a better understanding of the risks Read more…
The BioAcoustic Fish Fence (BAFF) at Barkley Lock, Kentucky has been in operation for over two years and has shown promising results in deterring the upstream migration of invasive carp. Over this time the Research Group assessing the BAFF at Barkley Lock has gained a greater understanding about the movement Read more…
A new bill, 2037 is working its way through the Minnesota Senate which may see the installation of a new BioAcoustic Fish Fence (BAFF) system, carp removal and a fish passage at Lock and Dam 5 at Winona, Minnesota. The meeting came on the same day that commercial fishermen caught Read more…
A new paper by leading academic Professor Peter Sorensen and research student Jane Feely shows sound barriers for invasive carp that also contain bubble curtains perform better than those without. The paper entitled, Effects of an ensonifed (Induced with sound) bubble curtain and a cyclic sound on blocking 10 species Read more…
As the Environment Agency’s Consultation on EDF’s latest attempt to remove the AFD mandated by best practice and expert option closes, they have have faced strong criticism for allowing EDF to continue their campaign to remove environmental protections at Hinkley Point C, a nuclear power plant being built by French Read more…