Examples of fish ladder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kids, teenagers and adults watched the release as harlequin ducks swam to the edge of the fish ladder, hoping to catch an afternoon snack. — Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2021 This can mean anything from providing accommodation for bats or building a fish ladder for the Atlantic salmon swimming through the River Boyne on site. — Theresa Christine, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021 Ice Harbor Dam is about 100 feet high, with two fish ladders and a bypass route for juvenile fish heading to the ocean. — Bill Weir And Rachel Clarke, CNN, 22 Oct. 2019 Two huge fish ladders girded with thick bars brace the powerhouse. — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019 Since the last of the dams was constructed in the 1970s, billions have been spent on salmon recovery — establishing hatcheries, constructing fish ladders and implementing other habitat restorations initiatives. — oregonlive, 29 Feb. 2020 This dam, which was constructed without a fish ladder or bypass, cut off the paddlefish from their only spawning grounds upstream, which had only been discovered in the late 1970s. — National Geographic, 8 Jan. 2020 Children watch a salmon head into a fish ladder at Bonneville Dam. — Bill Weir And Rachel Clarke, CNN, 22 Oct. 2019 More and better fish ladders, detours that allow fish to pass safely through the dams in ascending pools, were built. — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019

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