Individual based models for the simulation of fish movement near barriers: Current work and future directions

R Mawer, IS Pauwels, SP Bruneel… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
River fragmentation is an increasing issue for water managers and conservationists. Barriers
such as dams interfere with freshwater fish migration, leading to drastic population declines …

Advancements in Riverine Fish Movement Modeling: Bridging Environmental Complexity and Fish Behavior

DP Zielinski, J Kerr, KM Bærum… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding fish movement and response in relation to their environment near
infrastructure and migratory barriers is crucial for developing sustainable fisheries …

Predicting near-term, out-of-sample fish passage, guidance, and movement across diverse river environments by cognitively relating momentary behavioral decisions …

RA Goodwin, YG Lai, DE Taflin, DL Smith… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Predicting the behavior of individuals acting under their own motivation is a challenge
shared across multiple scientific fields, from economic to ecological systems. In rivers, fish …

A coupled machine-learning-individual-based model for migration dynamics simulation: A case study of migratory fish in fish passage facilities

J Wang, X Mu, Z Qie, G Li - Ecological Modelling, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive development of hydropower projects has notably changed the
ecohydrological conditions of fish habitats, affecting fish behavior, including habitat usage …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling fine scale route choice of upstream migrating fish as they approach an instream structure

JR Kerr, JS Tummers, T Benson, MC Lucas… - Ecological Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
This study used pattern-oriented modelling (POM) to investigate the space use and
behavioural response of upstream migrating European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) to …

An efficient fish migration modeling method integrating the random forest and Eulerian–Lagrangian–agent method for vertical slot fishways

J Wang, Z Qie, G Li, Y Ran, X Wu - Ecological Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A fishway is a fish-passing facility that helps migratory fish to cross obstacles. To
minimize the considerable time and economic costs associated with fishway structure …

Development of behavioral rules for upstream orientation of fish in confined space

DC Gisen, C Schütz, RB Weichert - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Improving the effectiveness of fishways requires a better understanding of fish behavior near
hydraulic structures, especially of upstream orientation. One of the most promising …

Hard times for catadromous fish: The case of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla, L. 1758)

C Podda, F Palmas, A Pusceddu, A Sabatini - … in Oceanography and …, 2021 - iris.unica.it
Catadromous fish species can be defined important organisms for their ecological,
economical, and cultural value. Because of a complex life cycle, catadromous fish species …

The eel ascending: the influence of lateral slope, climbing substrate and flow rate on eel pass performance

AT Piper, PJ Rosewarne, C Pike, RM Wright - Fishes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Optimising the design of passage facilities to restore fluvial connectivity for juvenile
European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a key priority within conservation efforts for the species …

Effects of hydraulic cues in barrier environments on fish navigation downstream of dams

L Liao, J Li, M Chen, R An - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding how hydraulic cues in the barrier environment affect fish navigation is critical
to fish migration in dammed rivers. However, most of the current research on the effects of …