Hydrokinetic Turbine Testing

Authors: 

Castro-Santos,T.

hydrokinetic turbine
Description: 

Testing the design of a new a hydrokinetic turbine--a new type of turbine that does not require a dam and is supposed to be kind to fish (the expectation is they'll swim around it). We tested that hypothesis and found that although fish were not hurt by the turbine, it did affect behavior, which raises other questions about sublethal effects.