Lecture / Seminar
The Role of Turbine Characteristics in the Impact of Tidal Power Generation on Pelagic Marine Organisms.
Dr. Mike Dadswell will tell us about research done on the Annapolis Tidal Power Turbine from 1981 to 1996. The purpose of the research was to determine the immediate and long-term impacts on the fishes of the river and estuary. Mike will explain the turbine characteristics of the Annapolis plant along with their effects on organisms. Then he will discuss the turbine characteristics of recent open-concept tidal turbines and their potential effect on marine organisms. In conclusion we will consider the overall potential impact of tidal turbines on the pelagic marine organisms of the Bay of Fundy (fish, seals, whales) in light of their ecology and known marine migrations.
Mike Dadswell is a professor of biology at Acadia University. He is an expert on a number of Atlantic fish and shellfish species as well as aquaculture and tidal turbine impacts on fish. His research and publications include the ocean migration patterns of Atlantic Salmon, American Shad and Striped Bass; the biology of Atlantic Sturgeon, Shortnose Sturgeon, and Dogfish Shark in Minas Basin and the Bay of Fundy; and the interaction of fishes and fisheries to anthropogenic changes such as the Canso Causeway and the development of tidal power.
All Blomidon Naturalist Society events are open to the public.
The Role of Turbine Characteristics in the Impact of Tidal Power Generation on Pelagic Marine Organisms.
Dr. Mike Dadswell will tell us about research done on the Annapolis Tidal Power Turbine from 1981 to 1996. The purpose of the research was to determine the immediate and long-term impacts on the fishes of the river and estuary. Mike will explain the turbine characteristics of the Annapolis plant along with their effects on organisms. Then he will discuss the turbine characteristics of recent open-concept tidal turbines and their potential effect on marine organisms. In conclusion we will consider the overall potential impact of tidal turbines on the pelagic marine organisms of the Bay of Fundy (fish, seals, whales) in light of their ecology and known marine migrations.
Mike Dadswell is a professor of biology at Acadia University. He is an expert on a number of Atlantic fish and shellfish species as well as aquaculture and tidal turbine impacts on fish. His research and publications include the ocean migration patterns of Atlantic Salmon, American Shad and Striped Bass; the biology of Atlantic Sturgeon, Shortnose Sturgeon, and Dogfish Shark in Minas Basin and the Bay of Fundy; and the interaction of fishes and fisheries to anthropogenic changes such as the Canso Causeway and the development of tidal power.
All Blomidon Naturalist Society events are open to the public.
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia
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902-585-5242
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