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Mongabay: Dams create a largely impenetrable barrier for fish even when the dams were installed with specially-built passages, according to a new study in Conservation Letters. The scientists found that migrating fish largely failed to use the passages in the U.S., resulting in far fewer moving through the state-of-the-art hydroelectric dams than had been promised. The researchers say that their findings are a "cautionary tale" for developing nations.
"It may be time to admit failure of fish passage and......
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Fish unable to pass through dams in U.S. presents ‘cautionary tale’ for developing world
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 17th, 2013
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