Event Title

Session C6: The Eel Passage Research Centre - A Bi-National Collaborative

Location

Groningen, The Netherlands

Event Website

http://fishpassage.umass.edu/

Start Date

23-6-2015 4:00 PM

End Date

23-6-2015 4:15 PM

Description

Abstract:

American eel is among the many diadromous species that must contend with hydropower projects during migration between freshwater and marine habitats. Provision of upstream passage for juveniles is relatively straightforward and effective for this species; however, downstream passage of pre-reproductive adults presents a significant challenge, especially at large facilities on rivers with heavy debris loads. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) organized and leads the Eel Passage Research Center (EPRC), a binational, long-term, collaboratively-funded research program to address this challenge. The research focus is on identifying and developing behavioral stimulus technologies to guide downstream migrating adult eels to collection points for capture and transfer around operating hydropower projects Research is guided by a 15-member technical committee comprising eel experts from hydropower companies and federal (US and Canadian), state, and provincial resource management agencies. The Center was formed in 2013, with initial funding through 2017. This presentation describes the scope and structure of the EPRC, our collaborative process for research funding and management, and our activities to date.

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Presenting Author Bio: Dr. Jacobson is a Senior Technical Leader in EPRI’s Waterpower Program, which encompasses conventional hydropower as well as marine and hydrokinetic technologies. His professional work over the past 25 years has focused on environmental assessment in aquatic ecosystems. Prior to joining EPRI in September, 2009, he worked in the environmental consulting arena, most recently for 13 years as the founder and principal scientist of Langhei Ecology, LLC. Dr. Jacobson’s specialty is design, analysis, and interpretation of monitoring and assessment programs to support environmental decision-making. Since 1998, Dr. Jacobson has been a faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, where he teaches a graduate course on ecological assessment. He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in oceanography and limnology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a B.A. degree in biology from Cornell University.

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Jun 23rd, 4:00 PM Jun 23rd, 4:15 PM

Session C6: The Eel Passage Research Centre - A Bi-National Collaborative

Groningen, The Netherlands

Abstract:

American eel is among the many diadromous species that must contend with hydropower projects during migration between freshwater and marine habitats. Provision of upstream passage for juveniles is relatively straightforward and effective for this species; however, downstream passage of pre-reproductive adults presents a significant challenge, especially at large facilities on rivers with heavy debris loads. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) organized and leads the Eel Passage Research Center (EPRC), a binational, long-term, collaboratively-funded research program to address this challenge. The research focus is on identifying and developing behavioral stimulus technologies to guide downstream migrating adult eels to collection points for capture and transfer around operating hydropower projects Research is guided by a 15-member technical committee comprising eel experts from hydropower companies and federal (US and Canadian), state, and provincial resource management agencies. The Center was formed in 2013, with initial funding through 2017. This presentation describes the scope and structure of the EPRC, our collaborative process for research funding and management, and our activities to date.

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