Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Search fish passage bibliography
Mann, R. H. K. (1988). Fish and fisheries of regulated rivers in the UK. Regulated Rivers: Research & Management. 2:411-424.
This paper examines the historical and recent influences of river regulation on fish populations and fisheries in Britain. The construction of a series of canals and interconnecting waters during the 18th and 19th centuries facilitated the spread of some species between catchments. These slow-flowing habitats allowed many lowland species to thrive and this is reflected today in the fish community structure in some rivers. The problems to barriers to the movement of migratory species imposed by dams and weirs and the efficacy of compensation measures are discussed. The latter embrace fish passes, adult fish and smolt transport, and stocking. Potential problems for the future include the disruption of the homing of salmon to their natal rivers caused by transfers of water between catchments.
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/fisheries/fish_passage/mann.html
Page Contact Information: Contacting the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Page Last Modified:
November 3, 2015
