As a result of growing demand for immediate‐release sedatives in fisheries research,
electroimmobilization has been receiving increasing attention due to its superior induction …

Common carp, Cyprinus carpio, are a non-native species that established within the
Laurentian Great Lakes more than a century ago and are abundant in some locations …

Downstream-migrating fish in rivers tend to follow the main current, and are in danger of
swimming through the turbines at run-of-river hydropower plants, possibly causing high …

Many coastal embayments in the Laurentian Great Lakes have been subjected to extensive
human physical modification and pollution that has led to the loss of freshwater biodiversity …

Widespread human development has led to impairment of freshwater coastal wetlands and
embayments, which provide critical and unique habitat for many freshwater fish species …

Bar racks at water intakes of hydropower plants serve mainly to protect the turbines from
floating debris. Additionally, they can be utilized to protect downstream migrating fish in …

Electric fish handling gloves (FHGs) have been developed to immobilize fish during
handling, with the potential benefit of reducing the time needed for sedation and recovery of …

Abstract Within the Laurentian Great Lakes, many native fishes use wetlands for spawning;
however, these areas are also used by non-native common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that may …

Fish sedation facilitates safer handling of fish during scientific research or fisheries
assessment practices, thus limiting risk of injury to fish and reducing stress responses. In …

Although electrosedation is becoming a frequently used technique to anaesthetize fish for a
variety of commercial, management, and research applications, limited information is …