University of Massachusetts - Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst International Conference on Engineering and Ecohydrology for Fish Passage International Conference on Engineering and Ecohydrology for Fish Passage 2016 Jun 22nd, 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Fish Passage Studies IV: Passage Options for Climbing Lamprey: If You Build It They Will Come Kinsey Frick NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Steve Corbett NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Mike Hanks NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Mary Moser NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/fishpassage_conference Frick, Kinsey; Corbett, Steve; Hanks, Mike; and Moser, Mary, "Fish Passage Studies IV: Passage Options for Climbing Lamprey: If You Build It They Will Come" (2016). International Conference on Engineering and Ecohydrology for Fish Passage. 16. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/fishpassage_conference/2016/june22/16 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the The Fish Passage Community at UMass Amherst at ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Conference on Engineering and Ecohydrology for Fish Passage by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact scholarworks@library.umass.edu.
Passage options for climbing lamprey: If you build it they will come Kinsey Frick, Steve Corbett, Mike Hanks, Mary Moser Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
Lampreys and barriers to migration Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Pouched lamprey (Geotria australis) European brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri)
PNW fish ladders are built for SALMON
Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) also need to pass the dams
Improving lamprey migration success at barriers Velocity reduction Lamprey-friendly structural modifications Lamprey-specific fishways
Taking advantage of Pacific lamprey climbing ability
Could we use lamprey behavior and vertical climbing ability at Bonneville?
Wetted Wall Climbing Structure Overflow supply Sidewelling supply pan 15 cm 50 cm exit: 10 cm crest Upwelling supply 1.6 m wall 50 cm
Experimental Design 3 ways of supplying water: Overflow Sidewell Upwell 3 flow levels per type Upwell Low Overflow High Cascading volume (gpm) Overflow Sidewell Upwell Low 3.8 6.0 1.7 Medium 24.0 19.8 3.9 High 47.5 27.4 8.2
Experimental Design Lamprey individually marked 2.5 hours per trial Up to 8 individuals simultaneously, until 10 total had interacted with the wall Response variables: First wall touch Time to crest Time out exit Number of attempts Upwell Low Overflow High
Results: Wall touch to Exit 120 Overflow Overflow 120 Sidewell Sidewell 120 Upwell Upwell 100 100 100 80 80 80 Time (mins) 60 Time (mins) 60 Time (mins) 60 40 40 40 b 20 20 20 a 0 Low initial-exit Medium initial-exit High initial-exit Low final-exit Medium final-exit High final-exit 0 Low initial-exit Medium initial-exit High initial-exit Low final-exit Medium final-exit High final-exit 0 Low initial-exit Medium initial-exit High initial-exit Low final-exit Medium final-exit High final-exit N 12 10 10 12 12 11 13 14 11
Time spent vertical vs. in the pan 100% 90% 80% Proportion of time Proportion of time 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% Pan Wall 20% 10% 0% Low Medium High Low Medium High Low Medium High Overflow Sidewell Upwell Overflow Sidewell Upwell Flow treatment Flow Treatment
Experiment conclusions Pacific lamprey climb and exit at all tested flow levels. Recommend for field testing: sidewelling water supply of 6-20 gpm. Great potential for field applications.
Lessons Learned 1:20 1:00 y = 5E-05x - 0.0133 R² = 0.1726, P<0.01 Lengthen the pan to ease passage for larger fish. Time in pan (hh:mm) 0:40 0:20 0:00 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 Weight (g)
Lessons Learned Lengthen the pan to improve ease of passage for larger fish.
Lamprey climbing relating to barrier passage Understand species behavior and abilities Engineering lamprey-specific designs are key to success
Thanks to: Jeff Moser, Galen Wolf (OA) Bill Wassard (NOAA Fisheries, Pasco Research Station) Sean Tackley, Nathan Zorich, Andy Traylor, Ida Royer, Ben Hausmann, Brian Bissell (USACE)