Experts are warning that EDF’s plans to replace a proven Acoustic Fish Deterrent with a high-frequency battery-powered device at Hinkley Point C will not protect all species or deliver long-term reliability. An eight-year delay has resulted in what Fish Guidance Systems describes as a significant downgrade. The business, a world 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…
Peter Sorrensen, a professor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology has come out in favour of installing more of Fish Guidance Systems’ innovative BAFF systems across the country. Sorensen said in an interview with the Minnesota Star Tribune that “the best deterrent Read more…