Fishway definition

Fishway means the set of human-built and/or operated facilities, structures, devices, and measures that

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Fishway means a structure, facility, or device that is de- signed to enable fish to effectively pass around or through an ob- struction without undue stress or delay. They are generally known as "water crossing structures" or "fish passage improvement structures."

Fishway means the set of human-built and/or operated facilities, structures, devices, and measures that together constitute, are critical to the success of, and were created for the sole purpose of providing upstream fish passage at artificial or natural obstructions which create a discontinuity between upstream and downstream water or bed surface elevations.

Examples of Fishway in a sentence

State 8 (Middle Fishway – Pulsed Flow Operation): In order to move fish from Pool 56 down to the tailrace of the project, the adult fishway should be partially re-watered and then dewatered several times.
However, if a determination is made to continue to Stage 7 (Fish Salvage – Upper Fishway) then it is the responsibility of the operators to carefully add additional water into the ladder by opening the exit orifice gate until adequate amounts of water are flowing through the middle ladder.
These settings should remain in place until Stage 7 (Fish Salvage – Upper Fishway) operations have been completed.
Stage 7 (Fish Salvage – Upper Fishway): Provided that sufficient water exists in the middle fish ladder (below Pool 56) fish salvage operations should proceed as described below.
If the plant operators cannot provide additional water into Pool 56 via the supplemental water supply system, then the District Fish Biologist and the appropriate plant supervisor should discuss whether it is appropriate to move to Stage 7 (Fish Salvage – Upper Fishway).
Stage 9 (Lower Fishway – Collection Gallery): The lower fishway and collection gallery can only be dewatered following the placement of bulkheads across the entrance gates.
GLWP will notify FERC of the withdrawal of its Trial-Type Hearing on Disputed Issues of Material Fact and Alternatives to Preliminary Mandatory Fishway Prescriptions when it withdraws the filing pursuant to Section 1.7.
Deerfield No. 4 Fishway Deerfield No. 3 Development Monitored Areas Fishway DRP No.3 Powerhouse Deerfield River Project No. 3 Development layout and radio telemetry monitor locations.
Adult management actions at Tumwater Fishway and Trapping Facility will ensure that natural-origin escapement is unrestricted and wild x wild hatchery crosses will be the primary hatchery stock utilized to reach the escapement target.
Within three (3) days of the Effective Date of this Agreement or no later than December 20, 2023, GLWP shall withdraw its Request for Trial-Type Hearing on Disputed Issues of Material Fact and Alternatives to Preliminary Mandatory Fishway Prescriptions, which GLWP filed with the Department on June 20, 2023.

More Definitions of Fishway

Fishway as used in OAR 690-340-0010, means any structure, facility or device used to facilitate upstream or downstream passage of fish through, over or around any man-made or natural barrier to free movement.¶

Fishway means any structure or facility made to facilitate or provide passage for fish over a natural or artificial barrier or obstruction.

Fishway means a device or structure that allows fish to pass freely through or around a dam, culvert, fish ladder, bridge, or other obstruction blocking the upstream or downstream fish habitat. They are generally known as water crossing structures or fish passage improvement structures.

Fishway means any device, work or other thing that provides for the free passage of fish, including a canal, a fish pump, a fish ladder, a fish elevator and a fish lock;