The current pre-barrages in Bezza Brook. Pic credit: Ribble Rivers Trust. Migrating fish which swim up the River Ribble could be given a helping hand on the
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A fish pass is a structure built on, in, or alongside a river barrier. These structures help fish move up and down river blocking barriers like weirs and dams. You might also know them as salmon or fish ladders.Charlotte Ireland, of Ribble Rivers Trust, said: “The reason we are working on this particular barrier is mainly because, as fish migrate from sea to river, this is one of the first barriers they reach on the River Ribble.
“There is already a fish passage there, but it has only been designed for Atlantic salmon, so other species are not able to use it. The fish pass we are going to create will be fit for Atlantic salmon, sea trout, European eels, river lamprey, flounder, smelt, and other coarse fish. She added: “We are hoping to start the work later in the summer, likely starting in early August and finishing in September. This should be the optimum time in terms of weather, rainfall, and river levels.”It adds: “If there is anything Lancashire has in an abundance it is rain. The damp climate made it perfect for milling cotton and so, during the Industrial Revolution, thousands of mills sprang up across the county. What’s more, all these mills needed power where the weirs come into play.
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