Conference Agenda

Oral presentation

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) conservation and sustainable Hydropower in Norway: new innovative downstream passage solutions

Ana T. Silva^1,3, Torbjørn Forseth¹, Ismail Albayrak², Olivia M Simmons¹, Kamal Pandey², David Vetsch², Bjørn Winther Solemslie¹, Robert Boes², Olle Calles⁴, Patrik Andreasson³, Stephanie Müller³, Eric Lillberg³, Henrik Baktoft⁵, Karl Ø. Gjelland¹, Finn Økland¹, Ulrich Pulg⁶, Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug⁷, Atle Harby⁸, David Aldvén^3,4

¹Norwegian Institute for Nature Research- NINA, Norway; ²Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland; ³Vattenfall Research and Development, Älvkarleby Laboratory, Sweden; ⁴Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, Sweden; ⁵National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark; ⁶NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS; ⁷NTNU-Norwegian University of Science and Technology; ⁸Sintef Energi

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Swimming behaviours of Atlantic salmon kelts at hydropower dams

Olivia M. Simmons¹, Ana T. Silva¹, Torbjørn Forseth¹, Patrik Andreasson^2,3, Stephanie Müller², Olle Calles⁴, David Aldvén^2,4

¹Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Postbox 5685, 7485 Trondheim, Norway; ²Vattenfall Research and Development, Älvkarleby Laboratory, Älvkarleby, Sweden; ³Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden; ⁴Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, River Ecology and Management Research Group RivEM, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden

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Experimental investigation of flow around spillway ramps with varying spanwise widths towards successful downstream fish passage

Sedem Kumahor¹, Seyed Sobhan Aleyasin¹, Mark F. Tachie¹, Haitham Ghamry², Christos Katopodis³

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; ²Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Winnipeg, Canada; ³Katopodis Ecohydraulics Ltd., Winnipeg, Canada

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Effects of weir installed at the bypass entrance of bar rack systems on hydraulic conditions and behavior of downstream migrating fish

Seyed Sobhan Aleyasin¹, Xingjun Fang², Mark Francis Tachie¹, Christos Katopodis³, Haitham Ghamry⁴

¹University of Manitoba, Canada; ²Chinese Academy of Sciences, People’s Republic of China; ³Katopodis Ecohydraulics Ltd., Canada; ⁴Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada

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Fish passes in Portugal: current status, main findings and future directions

José Maria Santos¹, Paulo Branco¹, Ana Quaresma², Filipe Romão², Susana Amaral¹, Marta Santos³, Jorge Bochechas³, Ana Telhado⁴, Francisco Godinho⁵, João Pádua⁶, Paulo Pinheiro⁷, Ana Silva⁸, Teresa Viseu⁹, Pedro Almeida¹⁰, Teresa Ferreira¹, António Pinheiro²

¹Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; ²Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade (CERIS), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; ³Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (ICNF), Lisboa, Portugal; ⁴Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA), Alfragide, Portugal; ⁵Conselho Nacional da Água, Lisboa, Portugal; ⁶EDP Labelec- Estudos, Desenvolvimentos E Atividades Laboratoriais, S.A, Sacavém, Portugal; ⁷AQUALOGUS, Engenharia e Ambiente, Lda., Lisboa, Portugal; ⁸Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway; ⁹Núcleo de Recursos Hídricos e Estruturas Hidráulicas, Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Lisboa, Portugal; ¹⁰MARE – Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal

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Coping with pulsed flows: Evaluating the efficiency of two flow refuges for an Iberian cyprinid

Renan Leite^1,2, Maria João Costa¹, Daniel Mameri², Fernando Afonso^3,4, António Pinheiro¹, José Maria Santos², Isabel Boavida¹

¹Civil Engineering for Research and Innovation for Sustainability, Técnico - University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; ²Forest Research Centre, Associate Laboratory TERRA, School of Agriculture - University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; ³CIISA – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal; ⁴Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

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Hydropeaking frequency: implications for fish stranding and river management

Daniel S. Hayes¹, Stefan Auer¹, Simon Führer¹, Franz Greimel¹, Diego Tonolla², Nico Bätz³, Christine Weber³, Günther Unfer⁴, Bernhard Zeiringer¹, Kevin Merl¹, Luiz Silva⁵, Robert Naudascher⁵, Lorenzo Gorla⁶, Stefan Schmutz¹

¹University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Austria; ²Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Wädenswil, Switzerland; ³Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Surface Waters – Research and Management, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland; ⁴Christian Doppler Laboratory for Meta Ecosystem Dynamics in Riverine Landscapes, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Austria; ⁵Stocker Lab, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, Switzerland; ⁶Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU, Switzerland