fish ladder
noun
: a series of pools arranged like steps by which fish can pass over a dam in going upstream
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The Bureau of Reclamation and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife acknowledged that the current fish ladders weren't built to accommodate large salmon and other migrating fish.
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Now, even with fish ladders and hatcheries, 13 populations of fish in the Columbia and Snake rivers are on the brink of extinction, a devastating reality for the Indigenous communities whose livelihoods depend on fishing.
—Becky Cooper, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Currently, fish are unable to pass the dam due to improper hydropower operations and an ineffective fish ladder installed in 1999, Budris said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
This exemption to the Marine Mammal Protection Act targets sea lions that continually hang around and gorge themselves near the fish ladders designed to help salmon make their way around dams and other obstacles.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Now, even with fish ladders and hatcheries, 13 populations of fish in the Columbia and Snake rivers are on the brink of extinction, a devastating reality for the Indigenous communities whose livelihoods depend on fishing.
—Becky Cooper, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
Currently, fish are unable to pass the dam due to improper hydropower operations and an ineffective fish ladder installed in 1999, Budris said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
This exemption to the Marine Mammal Protection Act targets sea lions that continually hang around and gorge themselves near the fish ladders designed to help salmon make their way around dams and other obstacles.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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“Fish ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish%20ladder. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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